pusachán

Irish

Etymology

From pusach (“pouting, in a huff; whimpering, ready to cry”) +‎ -án.

Noun

pusachán m (genitive singular pusacháin, nominative plural pusacháin)

1. pouter, sulky person; blubberer, whimperer
2. sucking calf; muzzle (for calf, etc.)

Declension

Declension of pusachán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative pusachán pusacháin Vocative a phusacháin a phusachána Genitive pusacháin pusachán Dative pusachán pusacháin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an pusachán na pusacháin Genitive an phusacháin na bpusachán Dative leis an bpusachán don phusachán leis na pusacháin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pusachán	phusachán	bpusachán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pusachán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN