púiceach

Irish

Etymology

From púic +‎ -ach.

Adjective

púiceach (genitive singular masculine púicigh, genitive singular feminine púicí, plural púiceacha, comparative púicí)

1. morose, glum

   Synonyms: gruama, púiciúil, pusach

2. frowning, scowling

   Synonym: tromghnúiseach

Declension

Declension of púiceach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	púiceach	phúiceach	púiceacha; phúiceacha²
Vocative	phúicigh		púiceacha
Genitive		púicí	púiceacha	púiceach
Dative	púiceach; phúiceach¹	phúiceach; phúicigh (archaic)	púiceacha; phúiceacha²
Comparative	níos púicí
Superlative	is púicí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
púiceach	phúiceach	bpúiceach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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