púicshúileach

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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)

  1. sunken-eyed, hollow-eyed
    Synonym: cuas-súileach

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

Mutated forms of púicshúileach
radical lenition eclipsis
púicshúileach phúicshúileach bpúicshúileach

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

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