puimcín

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English pumpkin.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /pˠɪmʲˈciːn/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɪmʲciːn/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɪmʲcɪn̠ʲ/

Noun

puimcín m (genitive singular puimcíní, nominative plural puimcíní)

1. pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo)

Declension

Declension of puimcín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative puimcín puimcíní Vocative a phuimcín a phuimcíní Genitive puimcín puimcíní Dative puimcín puimcíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an puimcín na puimcíní Genitive an phuimcín na bpuimcíní Dative leis an bpuimcín don phuimcín leis na puimcíní

Derived terms

• puimcín eitreach (“acorn squash”)

 

See also

scuais

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
puimcín	phuimcín	bpuimcín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “puimcín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “puimcín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “puimcín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024