gúna
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish gúna (“gown; outer tunic or dress”),[1] borrowed from Anglo-Norman gune, goune (“fur-trimmed coat, pelisse”), from Old French goune, from Late Latin gunna (“leather garment, a fur”). Cognate with Manx gooyn, English gown.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgúna m (genitive singular gúna, nominative plural gúnaí)
Declension
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Derived terms
edit- fo-ghúna (“slip”)
- gúna breithimh (“judge's robe”)
- gúna damhsa (“ball gown”)
- gúna oíche (“nightdress, nightie”)
- gúna ollaimh (“professor's gown”)
- gúna pósta (“wedding dress”)
- gúna tí (“housecoat”)
- gúna tráthnóna (“evening gown”)
- gúnadóir (“dressmaker”)
Mutation
edit| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| gúna | ghúna | ngúna |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gúna”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 38, page 21
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 131
Further reading
edit- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gúna”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “gúna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gúna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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- Irish terms derived from Old French
- Irish terms derived from Late Latin
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