púicín

Irish

Etymology

From púic (“blind over eyes, mask; covering; moroseness, glumness; frown, scowl”) +‎ -ín.

Noun

púicín m (genitive singular púicín, nominative plural púicíní)

1. diminutive of púic
2. blind over eyes, mask; blinkers
3. cote (for shutting in lambs, etc.)
4. frown, scowl

Declension

Declension of púicín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative púicín púicíní vocative a phúicín a phúicíní genitive púicín púicíní dative púicín púicíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an púicín na púicíní genitive an phúicín na bpúicíní dative leis an bpúicín don phúicín leis na púicíní

Derived terms

• gásphúicín

Mutation

Mutated forms of púicín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
púicín	phúicín	bpúicín

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) “púicín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “blinder”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “blindfold”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “blinker”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “eyeshade”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “mask”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025