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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative puimcín puimcíní
Vocative a phuimcín a phuimcíní
Genitive puimcín puimcíní
Dative puimcín puimcíní

Forms with the definite article

Case 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
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
puimcín phuimcín bpuimcín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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