bun1, m. (gs. buin, pl. ~anna). 1. Base, bottom. ~ cnoic, base of hill. ~ cruaiche, bottom, lower part, of stack. ~ ordóige, base of thumb. ~ teanga, root of tongue. ~ na spéire, the horizon. ~ barr; ó bhun go barr, from top to bottom, completely. Is é a bhun is a bharr é go, the fact of the matter is that. Is é sin ~ agus barr mo scéil, that is the whole of my story. Níl ~ ná barr air, it is pointless, meaningless. An rud atá sa bhun bhán (tá sé sa bharr ghlas), what is bred in the bone comes out in the flesh. An ceann buin, the one at the bottom. ~ os cionn = bunoscionn. S.a. ceathrú11(h).2. Stock, stump. ~ aitinn, stump of furze. ~ cabáiste, stalk of cabbage. ~ coinnle, stub of candle. ~ slaite, thick end of rod. ~ gunna, stock of gun. ~ toitín, cigarette butt. ~ scine, butt of knife. 3. Lower end. ~ staighre, leapa, foot of stairs, of bed. ~ sráide, bottom of street. ~ liosta, ranga, bottom of list, of class. ~ bríste, leg-end of trousers. ~ na cluaise, lobe of ear. Thit sé i m~ a chos, he collapsed. ~ abhann, mouth of river. ~ locha, lower end, outlet, of lake. ~ toinne, low-water mark. ~ na dtrí n-uisce, the confluence of three streams. 4. Extremity. ~ cúrsa, turais, rása, end of course, of journey, of race. Tá sé ag ~, i m~, a fháis, a mhéide, he is fully grown. 5. Basis, origin. ~ scéil, basis of story. ~ a thabhairt le rud, to give source, authority, for sth. Rud a chur le ~, to seek out the origin of sth. Labhairt le ~, to speak with authority; to talk sense. Caint gan bhun, baseless talk. Siar go ~, back to source. Tá ~ fírinne leis, it is based on fact. Tá sé ina bhun rúin acu, it is a secret matter between them. Tá ~ agus údar agam leis, I can give source and authority for it. S.a. angar 2. 6. Basic provision. ~ airgid, principal sum of money. ~ agus biseach, principal and interest. ~ a dhéanamh ar rud, in aghaidh ruda, to make provision for, against, sth. Níor phós sé go raibh ~ déanta aige, he did not marry until he had some savings made. Chuir sé ~ air féin, he set himself up. Is maith an ~ é, it is a good beginning, sth. to be going on with. Tusa a chuir ~ leis, you started it. Fear gan bhun, a man of no substance. Níl ~ ar bith sa tír acu, they have no stake in the country. Tá a ~ is a cíoradh uirthi, she has to fend for herself. 7. Settled state. Tá ~ ar an aimsir, the weather is settled. Tá an lá, an stoirm, ag dul ar ~, the day, the storm, is setting in properly. Rinne an ghaoth ~ thoir, the wind settled in the east. Tháinig ~ ar an scéim, the scheme materialized. Fad is a bhí ~ ortha, whilst they were established, on their feet. 8. Source, direction. ~ na gaoithe, quarter from which wind is blowing. Tá ~ na gaoithe glan, the sky is clear to windward. 9. Trace. ~ ruda, duine, a chur, to inquire into sth., after s.o. A bhun is a lorg a chur, to trace the why and the wherefore of it. Níor chuir mé a bhun ná a lorg, I made no effort to trace it, made no inquiry whatever about him. 10. Ar ~, established. Gnó, scoil, a chur ar ~, to establish a business, a school. Troid a chur ar ~, to get up a fight. Cad é atá ar ~? What’s going on? An bhfuil dada ar ~ anocht agaibh? Have you anything on tonight? 11. De bhun, on foot of, in pursuance of. De bhun an ordaithe seo, in pursuance of this order. De bhun tola, willingly; deliberately. 12. Faoi bhun, beneath. Faoi bhun an bhalla, an chrainn, beneath, at the foot of, the wall, the tree. Faoi bhun pingine, under a penny. Ní raibh aon duine faoi bhun easpaig ann, there was no one of lesser rank than a bishop there. Ní fheadar faoi bhun Dé, I don’t know under God. Dul faoi bhun duine i margadh, to undercut s.o. in a deal. Faoi bhun é a dhéanamh mé féin, short of doing it myself. 13. I m~, attending to, engaged in, abiding by. Dul i m~ oibre, to set to work. I m~ an tí, an linbh, attending to the house, the child. Duine a chur i m~ ruda, to put s.o. in charge of sth. Cuir i m~ a ghnó é, set him about his business. Fear i m~ a fhocail é, he is a man who keeps his word. D’fhan sé i m~ a mháthar, he stayed to take care of his mother. Fan i m~ na fírinne, abide by the truth. Níl sé ina bhun sin, it is not confined to that. Beidh mé ina bhun duit, I shall be obliged to you for it. Suí i m~ duine, to take advantage of s.o. Bheith i m~ rud a dhéanamh, (i) to be engaged in doing sth. (ii) to intend to do sth. S.a. bacán13. 14. Cards: Score required to win game. 15. ~ ribe, carbuncle at root of hair.