pianmhúchán

Irish

Etymology

From pian (“pain”) +‎ múch (“extinguish, quench; choke, strangle, suffocate, smother; quell, put down, suppress”, verb) +‎ -án.

Noun

pianmhúchán m (genitive singular pianmhúcháin, nominative plural pianmhúcháin)

1. painkiller

Declension

Declension of pianmhúchán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative pianmhúchán pianmhúcháin Vocative a phianmhúcháin a phianmhúchána Genitive pianmhúcháin pianmhúchán Dative pianmhúchán pianmhúcháin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an pianmhúchán na pianmhúcháin Genitive an phianmhúcháin na bpianmhúchán Dative leis an bpianmhúchán don phianmhúchán leis na pianmhúcháin

Related terms

• pianmhúchach (“pain-killing, analgesic”, adjective)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pianmhúchán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN