púma

See also: puma, Puma, and pumă

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from English puma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰuːma/
  • Rhymes: -uːma

Noun

púma f (genitive singular púmu, nominative plural púmur)

  1. puma (Puma concolor)
    Synonym: fjallaljón

Declension

Declension of púma (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative púma púman púmur púmurnar
accusative púmu púmuna púmur púmurnar
dative púmu púmunni púmum púmunum
genitive púmu púmunnar púmna, púma púmnanna, púmanna

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Spanish puma, possibly via English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpˠuːmˠə/

Noun

púma m (genitive singular púma, nominative plural púmaí)

  1. puma, cougar, mountain lion (Puma concolor)

Declension

Declension of púma (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative púma púmaí
vocative a phúma a phúmaí
genitive púma púmaí
dative púma púmaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an púma na púmaí
genitive an phúma na bpúmaí
dative leis an bpúma
don phúma 		leis na púmaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of púma
radical lenition eclipsis
púma phúma bpúma

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

Further reading

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