púiceach

Irish

Etymology

From púic +‎ -ach.

Adjective

púiceach (genitive singular masculine púicigh, genitive singular feminine púicí, plural púiceacha, comparative púicí)

  1. morose, glum
    Synonyms: gruama, púiciúil, pusach
  2. frowning, scowling
    Synonym: tromghnúiseach

Declension

Declension of púiceach
Positive singular plural
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

Mutated forms of púiceach
radical lenition eclipsis
púiceach phúiceach bpúiceach

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

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