puimcín

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English pumpkin.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /pˠɪmʲˈciːn/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɪmʲciːn/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɪmʲcɪn̠ʲ/

Noun

puimcín m (genitive singular puimcíní, nominative plural puimcíní)

  1. pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo)

Declension

Declension of puimcín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative puimcín puimcíní
vocative a phuimcín a phuimcíní
genitive puimcín puimcíní
dative puimcín puimcíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an puimcín na puimcíní
genitive an phuimcín na bpuimcíní
dative leis an bpuimcín
don phuimcín 		leis na puimcíní

Derived terms

  • puimcín eitreach (“acorn squash”)

See also

scuais

Mutation

Mutated forms of puimcín
radical lenition eclipsis
puimcín phuimcín bpuimcín

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

References

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