buntàta

== Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From English potato, modified by association with bun (“bottom”). === Pronunciation === (Lewis) IPA(key): /b̥əˈn̪ˠʰaːʰt̪(ə)/ (North Uist) IPA(key): /məˈn̪ˠd̥aːht̪ə/ (South Uist, Argyll) IPA(key): /b̥əˈn̪ˠd̥aːht̪ə/ (Barra) IPA(key): /məˈn̪ˠd̥aːht̪ʌ/ (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /b̥əˈn̪ˠd̥ʰaːʰt̪/ === Noun === buntàta m (genitive singular bhuntàta, no plural) potato, potatoes ==== Usage notes ==== The word buntàta is both singular and plural (similarly to "fish" in English). Tha am buntàta bruich. ― The potato is / potatoes are boiled. ==== Derived terms ==== buntàta pronn gaiseadh a' bhuntàta plocan buntàta sgona bhuntàta === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “buntàta”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN