bun-

See also: bun, BUN, bún, bùn, bûn, bün, and bűn

Irish

Etymology

From bun (“base, foundation, bottom”).

Prefix

bun- (triggers lenition (except of d, s, t))

basic, fundamental, primary, ultimate, original, base, elementary
low-sized
medium
fairly old
nearly
(biology) sub-
key

Synonyms

(key): eochair-, ríthábhachtach, príomh-
(original, ultimate): bunaidh
(sub-): fo-
(primary, main, principal): príomh-, príomha, príomhúil
(fundamental, base): bunúsach
(original): bunúil

Derived terms

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Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bun-	bhun-	mbun-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"bun-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Manx

Etymology

From bun (“root, origin, foundation”).

Prefix

bun-

primary, fundamental

Derived terms

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Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bun-	vun-	mun-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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