púiciúil
Irish
Etymology
From púic (“blind over eyes, mask; covering; moroseness, glumness; frown, scowl”) + -úil (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
púiciúil (genitive singular masculine púiciúil, genitive singular feminine púiciúla, plural púiciúla, comparative púiciúla)
- dark, gloomy
- glum, sullen
- Synonyms: gruama, púiceach, pusach
Declension
Declension of púiciúil
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | púiciúil | phúiciúil | púiciúla; phúiciúla² | |
| Vocative | phúiciúil | púiciúla | ||
| Genitive | púiciúla | púiciúla | púiciúil | |
| Dative | púiciúil; phúiciúil¹ | phúiciúil | púiciúla; phúiciúla² | |
| Comparative | níos púiciúla | |||
| Superlative | is púiciúla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- púicearlach m, púicirliún m (“gloomy, morose, person”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| púiciúil | phúiciúil | bpúiciúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “púiciúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “púiciúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “púiciúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.