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púicshúileach

Irish

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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púicshúileach (genitive singular masculine púicshúiligh, genitive singular feminine púicshúilí, plural púicshúileacha, comparative púicshúilí)

  1. sunken-eyed, hollow-eyed
    Synonym: cuas-súileach

Declension

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Declension of púicshúileach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative púicshúileach phúicshúileach púicshúileacha;
phúicshúileacha²
Vocative phúicshúiligh púicshúileacha
Genitive púicshúilí púicshúileacha púicshúileach
Dative púicshúileach;
phúicshúileach¹ 		phúicshúileach;
phúicshúiligh (archaic) 		púicshúileacha;
phúicshúileacha²
Comparative níos púicshúilí
Superlative is púicshúilí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
púicshúileach phúicshúileach bpúicshúileach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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