puisín

Irish

Etymology 1

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

puisín

Alternative forms

• piscín, pisín

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /pˠɪˈʃiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɪʃiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpʲɪʃiːnʲ/ (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 case singular plural nominative puisín puisíní vocative a phuisín a phuisíní genitive puisín puisíní dative puisín puisíní forms with the definite article case 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

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /pˠɪˈʃiːnʲ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɪʃiːnʲ/

Noun

puisín m (genitive singular puisín, nominative plural puisíní)

1. lip
2. calf's muzzle

Declension

Declension of puisín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative puisín puisíní vocative a phuisín a phuisíní genitive puisín puisíní dative puisín puisíní forms with the definite article case 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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “puisín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN