púicín

Irish

Etymology

From púic (“blind over eyes, mask; covering; moroseness, glumness; frown, scowl”) +‎ -ín.

Noun

púicín m (genitive singular púicín, nominative plural púicíní)

  1. diminutive of púic
  2. blind over eyes, mask; blinkers
  3. cote (for shutting in lambs, etc.)
  4. frown, scowl

Declension

Declension of púicín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative púicín púicíní
vocative a phúicín a phúicíní
genitive púicín púicíní
dative púicín púicíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an púicín na púicíní
genitive an phúicín na bpúicíní
dative leis an bpúicín
don phúicín 		leis na púicíní

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of púicín
radical lenition eclipsis
púicín phúicín bpúicín

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “púicín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “blinder”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “blindfold”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “blinker”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “eyeshade”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “mask”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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