puimcín

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English pumpkin.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /pˠɪmʲˈciːn/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɪmʲciːn/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɪmʲcɪn̠ʲ/

Noun

puimcín m (genitive singular puimcíní, nominative plural puimcíní)

1. pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo)

Declension

Declension of puimcín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative puimcín puimcíní vocative a phuimcín a phuimcíní genitive puimcín puimcíní dative puimcín puimcíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an puimcín na puimcíní genitive an phuimcín na bpuimcíní dative leis an bpuimcín don phuimcín leis na puimcíní

Derived terms

• puimcín eitreach (“acorn squash”)

 

See also

scuais

Mutation

Mutated forms of puimcín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
puimcín	phuimcín	bpuimcín

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “puimcín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “puimcín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “puimcín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024