bun-

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

Irish

Etymology

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

Prefix

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

1. basic, fundamental, primary, ultimate, original, base, elementary
2. low-sized
3. medium
4. fairly old
5. nearly
6. (biology) sub-
7. key

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with bun-

Mutation

Mutated forms of bun-

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bun-	bhun-	mbun-

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bun-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Japanese

Romanization

bun-

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶん

Manx

Etymology

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

Prefix

bun-

1. primary, fundamental

Derived terms

Manx terms prefixed with bun-

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.