puisín

== Irish == === Etymology 1 === From puis! puis! (“puss! puss!”) (borrowed from English puss) + -ín (diminutive suffix). ==== Alternative forms ==== piscín, pisín ==== Pronunciation ==== (Munster) IPA(key): /pˠɪˈʃiːnʲ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɪʃiːnʲ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɪʃiːnʲ/ (corresponding to the form pisín) ==== Noun ==== puisín m (genitive singular puisín, nominative plural puisíní) pussy-cat; kitten (a young cat) siúl an chait ag an bpuisín ― the boy aping the man (literally, “the kitten walking like the cat”) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From pus (“(protruding) mouth; sulky expression, pout; snout”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Munster) IPA(key): /pˠɪˈʃiːnʲ/ (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɪʃiːnʲ/ ==== Noun ==== puisín m (genitive singular puisín, nominative plural puisíní) lip calf's muzzle ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== puisín a chur ort féin (“to pout”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “puisín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN