bábhún

== Irish == === Alternative forms === bán, bódhún bábhdhún, badhbhdhún, badhún, bádhún (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle Irish badún, possibly a compound of ba (“cows”) + dún (“fortress”) The older spelling badhbhdhún implies a compound of badhbh (“war goddess; vulture”) + dún, though this is semantically unlikely. === Pronunciation === (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠaːwənˠ/ === Noun === bábhún m (genitive singular bábhúin, nominative plural bábhúin) walled enclosure defensive wall, bawn, bulwark, bailey breakwater (construction in or around a harbour) Synonym: tonnchosc ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “baḋḃḋún”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 68; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “baḋún”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 69; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bábhún”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN