Púnach

Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

Púnach (genitive singular masculine Púnaigh, genitive singular feminine Púnaí, plural Púnacha, not comparable)

1. Punic

Declension

Declension of Púnach

	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

• Púnais f (“Punic”) (language)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Púnach	Phúnach	bPúnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• 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