púiceach
Irish
Etymology
From púic + -ach.
Adjective
púiceach (genitive singular masculine púicigh, genitive singular feminine púicí, plural púiceacha, comparative púicí)
- morose, glum
- Synonyms: gruama, púiciúil, pusach
- 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
- Entries containing “púiceach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.