bonn

See also: bon, Bonn, and bønn

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠoun̪ˠ/, /bˠəun̪ˠ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /bˠɔn̪ˠ/, /bˠɞn̪ˠ/[1]
  • (Connemara) IPA(key): /bˠuːn̪ˠ/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /bˠʊn̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠɞn̪ˠ/[2]

Etymology 1

    From Middle Irish bonn (“sole of the foot”),[3] from Proto-Celtic *bundos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn with metathesis.

    Noun

    bonn m (genitive singular boinn, nominative plural boinn)

    1. sole, pad
    2. foothold
    3. foundation, basis
      Synonym: fotha
    4. premise
    5. (automotive) tire
      Synonym: bonn rotha
    6. track
    7. (mathematics) base, radix
      Synonym: bonnuimhir
    8. (sailing) cill
      Synonym: bonn poill
    Declension
    Declension of bonn (first declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative bonn boinn
    vocative a bhoinn a bhonna
    genitive boinn bonn
    dative bonn boinn
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an bonn na boinn
    genitive an bhoinn na mbonn
    dative leis an mbonn
    don bhonn     		leis na boinn
    Derived terms
    • aerbhonn m (“pneumatic tire”)
    • bonn breise m (“spare tyre, spare wheel”)
    • bonn-achar m (“basal area; ground surface”)
    • bonnaonad m (“base unit”)
    • bonnbheart m (“covering, protection, for soles of feet”)
    • bonnbhrat m (“basal cover”)
    • bonnbhualadh m (“callus, blister on sole of foot”)
    • bonnchló m (“ground-plan”)
    • bonnleac f (“callus (on sole of foot)”)
    • bonnleibhéal m (“base-level”)
    • bonnlíne f (“spring (of arch)”)
    • bonnsiúlach (“plantigrade”, adjective)
    • bonnstoc m (“rootstock”)
    • bonnuillinn f (“base angle”)
    • láithreach bonn (“on the spot, immediately”)

    Etymology 2

      From Old Irish bonn (“coin, piece of money”),[4] possibly from Latin pondō (“by weight”).

      Noun

      bonn m (genitive singular boinn, nominative plural boinn)

      1. coin
        Synonym: bonn airgid
      2. medal
        Synonym: bonn comórtha
      Declension
      Declension of bonn (first declension)
      bare forms
      singular plural
      nominative bonn boinn
      vocative a bhoinn a bhonna
      genitive boinn bonn
      dative bonn boinn
      forms with the definite article
      singular plural
      nominative an bonn na boinn
      genitive an bhoinn na mbonn
      dative leis an mbonn
      don bhonn       		leis na boinn
      Derived terms

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of bonn
      radical lenition eclipsis
      bonn bhonn mbonn

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      References

      1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 47
      2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 55, page 24
      3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bonn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
      4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 bonn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

      Further reading

      Norwegian Bokmål

      Noun

      bonn m (definite singular bonnen, indefinite plural bonner, definite plural bonnene)

      1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by bunn

      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Etymology 1

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /bon/, (north-western and northern) /boɲ/

      Noun

      bonn n

      1. (dialectal) pronunciation spelling of born (“children”)

      Etymology 2

      Noun

      bonn m (definite singular bonnen, indefinite plural bonnar, definite plural bonnane)

      1. (dialectal) alternative form of botn (“bottom”)

      Scottish Gaelic

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /pɔun̪ˠ/
      • (Lewis) IPA(key): [pɔ̃ʊ̃n̪ˠ][1]

      Etymology 1

        From Middle Irish bonn (“sole of the foot”),[2] from Proto-Celtic *bundos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn with metathesis.

        Noun

        bonn m (genitive singular buinn, plural buinn or bonnan)

        1. base, bottom, foot
        2. sole
          bonn na bròige ― the sole of the shoe
          bonn na coise ― the sole of the foot
          bonn na stocainn ― the sole of the sock
        3. article, clause
        Derived terms

        Etymology 2

          From Old Irish bonn (“coin, piece of money”),[3] possibly from Latin pondō (“by weight”).

          Noun

          bonn m (genitive singular buinn, plural buinn or bonnan)

          1. coin
          2. medal

          Mutation

          Mutation of bonn
          radical lenition
          bonn bhonn

          Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
          All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

          References

          1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
          2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bonn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
          3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 bonn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

          Further reading

          • Edward Dwelly (1911), “bonn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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