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)

  1. dark, gloomy
  2. glum, sullen
    Synonyms: gruama, púiceach, pusach

Declension

Declension of púiciúil
Positive singular plural
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.

  • púicearlach m, púicirliún m (“gloomy, morose, person”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of púiciúil
radical lenition eclipsis
púiciúil phúiciúil bpúiciúil

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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