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bunadh.

origin, stock

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbˠun̪ˠə/Munster/ˈbˠunˠuː/Connacht/ˈbˠɞnˠuː/Ulster
  1. origin, stock

    masculine · nominative · plural
  2. root

    masculine · nominative · plural
  3. foundation

    masculine · nominative · plural
Where this word comes from

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.

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