pinc

See also: pińc, pínc, and pinč

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English pink.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʲɪɲc/

Adjective

pinc (genitive singular feminine pince, plural pince, comparative pince)

  1. pink

Declension

Declension of pinc
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative pinc phinc pince;
phince2
vocative phinc pince
genitive pince pince pinc
dative pinc;
phinc1
phinc pince;
phince2
Comparative níos pince
Superlative is pince

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Noun

pinc m (genitive singular pinc)

  1. pink

Declension

Declension of pinc (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative pinc
vocative a phinc
genitive pinc
dative pinc
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an pinc
genitive an phinc
dative leis an bpinc
don phinc

Mutation

Mutated forms of pinc
radical lenition eclipsis
pinc phinc bpinc

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) “pinc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • pinc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English pink.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰiŋʲkʲ/

Adjective

pinc (comparative pince)

  1. pink

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of pinc
radical lenition
pinc phinc

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

See also

Colors in Scottish Gaelic · dathan (layout · text)
     bàn, geal      glas      dubh
             dearg; ruadh              orains; donn              buidhe; donn
             uaine              uaine              gorm
             liath; glas              liath              gorm
             purpaidh; guirmean              pinc; purpaidh              pinc

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɪŋk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Etymology 1

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According to the Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, imitative of a bird's call.[1] Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ping- (small bird, sparrow), the source of English finch, however the exception to the general Celtic loss of Proto-Indo-European *p would need special explanation.

Noun

pinc f or m (plural pincod)

  1. finch
    Synonyms: llinos, pila

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pink.[1]

Noun

pinc m (plural pincs)

  1. pink, carnation (Dianthus spp.)
    Synonyms: penigan, ceilysyn, ceian

Adjective

pinc (feminine singular pinc, plural pinc, equative pinced, comparative pincach, superlative pincaf)

  1. pink

See also

Colors in Welsh · lliwiau (layout · text)
     gwyn      llwyd      du
             coch; rhudd              oren, melyngoch; brown              melyn; melynwyn
             melynwyrdd              gwyrdd             
             gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd              asur, gwynlas              glas
             fioled, rhuddlas; indigo              majenta; porffor              pinc, rhuddwyn

Mutation

Mutated forms of pinc
radical soft nasal aspirate
pinc binc mhinc phinc

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pinc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies