puisín
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Irish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From puis! puis! (“puss! puss!”) (borrowed from English puss) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /pˠɪˈʃiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɪʃiːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɪʃinʲ/[1] (corresponding to the form pisín)
Noun[edit]
puisín m (genitive singular puisín, nominative plural puisíní)
- pussy-cat; kitten (a young cat)
- siúl an chait ag an bpuisín ― the boy aping the man (literally, “the kitten walking like the cat”)
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From pus (“(protruding) mouth; sulky expression, pout; snout”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
puisín m (genitive singular puisín, nominative plural puisíní)
Derived terms[edit]
- puisín a chur ort féin (“to pout”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of puisín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
puisín | phuisín | bpuisín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “puisín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 43