púicshúileach
Irish
Etymology
From púic (“blind over eyes, mask; covering; moroseness, glumness; frown, scowl”) + súileach (“eyed”).
Adjective
púicshúileach (genitive singular masculine púicshúiligh, genitive singular feminine púicshúilí, plural púicshúileacha, comparative púicshúilí)
Declension
Declension of púicshúileach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | púicshúileach | phúicshúileach | púicshúileacha; phúicshúileacha² | |
| Vocative | phúicshúiligh | púicshúileacha | ||
| Genitive | púicshúilí | púicshúileacha | púicshúileach | |
| Dative | púicshúileach; phúicshúileach¹ |
phúicshúileach; phúicshúiligh (archaic) |
púicshúileacha; phúicshúileacha² | |
| Comparative | níos púicshúilí | |||
| Superlative | is púicshúilí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| púicshúileach | phúicshúileach | bpúicshúileach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “púicshúileach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “púicshúileach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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