puisín

Irish

Etymology 1

    From puis! puis! (“puss! puss!”) (borrowed from English puss) + -ín (diminutive suffix).

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • (Munster) IPA(key): /pˠɪˈʃiːnʲ/
    • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɪʃiːnʲ/
    • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɪʃiːnʲ/[1] (corresponding to the form pisín)

    Noun

    puisín m (genitive singular puisín, nominative plural puisíní)

    1. pussy-cat; kitten (a young cat)
      siúl an chait ag an bpuisín ― the boy aping the man (literally, “the kitten walking like the cat”)
    Declension
    Declension of puisín (fourth declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative puisín puisíní
    vocative a phuisín a phuisíní
    genitive puisín puisíní
    dative puisín puisíní
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an puisín na puisíní
    genitive an phuisín na bpuisíní
    dative leis an bpuisín
    don phuisín     		leis na puisíní

    Etymology 2

      From pus (“(protruding) mouth; sulky expression, pout; snout”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      puisín m (genitive singular puisín, nominative plural puisíní)

      1. lip
      2. calf's muzzle
      Declension
      Declension of puisín (fourth declension)
      bare forms
      singular plural
      nominative puisín puisíní
      vocative a phuisín a phuisíní
      genitive puisín puisíní
      dative puisín puisíní
      forms with the definite article
      singular plural
      nominative an puisín na puisíní
      genitive an phuisín na bpuisíní
      dative leis an bpuisín
      don phuisín       		leis na puisíní
      Derived terms
      • puisín a chur ort féin (“to pout”)

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of puisín
      radical lenition eclipsis
      puisín phuisín bpuisín

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

      References

      1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 109, page 43
      2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 360, page 123

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