bunadh

Irish

From Old Irish bunad, from Proto-Celtic *bonusedom (“descent, lineage”), from *bonus (“foundation”) + the root of *sedeti (“to sit”). Related to Middle Welsh bonheð, modern Welsh bonedd.

bunadh m (genitive singular bunaidh, nominative plural)

Declension of bunadh (first declension, no plural)

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an bunadh
genitive	an bhunaidh
dative	leis an mbunadh don bhunadh

Mutated forms of *bunadh*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
bunadh	bhunadh	mbunadh

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

^ “bunadh”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 311
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 49, page 22

From Old Irish bunad, from Proto-Celtic *bonusedom (“descent, lineage”), from *bonus (“foundation”) + the root of *sedeti (“to sit”). Related to Middle Welsh bonheð, modern Welsh bonedd.

bunadh m (genitive singular bunaidh, plural bunaidhean)

While the Scottish distillery Aberlour has released a single malt scotch whisky called "A'bunadh", this is grammatically incorrect. The appropriate nominative form is am bunadh.

Mutation of *bunadh*
radical	lenition
bunadh	bhunadh

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