Púnach
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[edit]Etymology
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Adjective
[edit]Púnach (genitive singular masculine Púnaigh, genitive singular feminine Púnaí, plural Púnacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | Púnach | Phúnach | Púnacha; Phúnacha2 | |
| vocative | Phúnaigh | Púnacha | ||
| genitive | Púnaí | Púnacha | Púnach | |
| dative | Púnach; Phúnach1 |
Phúnach; Phúnaigh (archaic) |
Púnacha; Phúnacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos Púnaí | |||
| Superlative | is Púnaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]- Púnais f (“Punic”) (language)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Púnach | Phúnach | bPúnach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Púnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “Punic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Púnach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm