puisín
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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)
- 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
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Etymology 2
From pus (“(protruding) mouth; sulky expression, pout; snout”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
puisín m (genitive singular puisín, nominative plural puisíní)
Declension
Declension of puisín
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Derived terms
- puisín a chur ort féin (“to pout”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| puisín | phuisín | bpuisín |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 109, page 43
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 360, page 123
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “puisín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN