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bóna

bóna

Icelandic

Noun

bóna

indefinite genitive plural of bón

Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

bóna m ‎(genitive singular bóna, nominative plural bónaí)

collar
lapel
cuff (of sleeve)

Derived terms

bóna mandairín ‎(“mandarin collar”)
stoda bóna ‎(“collar-stud”)

Etymology 2

Noun

bóna m ‎(genitive singular bóna, nominative plural bónaí)

Alternative form of póna ‎(“(cattle-)pound”)

Declension

Declension of bóna

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bóna	bónaí
Vocative	a bhóna	a bhónaí
Genitive	bóna	bónaí
Dative	bóna	bónaí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an bóna	na bónaí
Genitive	an bhóna	na mbónaí
Dative	leis an mbóna don bhóna	leis na bónaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bóna	bhóna	mbóna
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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