bun ribe

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Irish

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Etymology

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Literally, base of a hair

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bun ribe m (genitive singular bun ribe, nominative plural bonanna ribe)

  1. carbuncle (abscess)
    Synonym: carrmhogal

Mutation

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Mutated forms of bun ribe
radical lenition eclipsis
bun ribe bhun ribe mbun ribe

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

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 97