púicín

Irish

Etymology

From púic (“blind over eyes, mask; covering; moroseness, glumness; frown, scowl”) +‎ -ín.

Noun

púicín m (genitive singular púicín, nominative plural púicíní)

  1. diminutive of púic
  2. blind over eyes, mask; blinkers
  3. cote (for shutting in lambs, etc.)
  4. frown, scowl

Declension
Declension of púicín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative púicín púicíní
Vocative a phúicín a phúicíní
Genitive púicín púicíní
Dative púicín púicíní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an púicín na púicíní
Genitive an phúicín na bpúicíní
Dative leis an bpúicín

don phúicín

 leis na púicíní

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
púicín phúicín bpúicín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "púicín" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “blinder” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “blindfold” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “blinker” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “eyeshade” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “mask” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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