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

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.

Further reading

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