pusach

See also: pusách

Irish

Etymology

From pus (“(protruding) mouth; sulky expression, pout”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

pusach (genitive singular masculine pusaigh, genitive singular feminine pusaí, plural pusacha, comparative pusaí)

  1. pouting, in a huff
  2. whimpering, ready to cry

Declension

Declension of pusach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative pusach phusach pusacha;
phusacha2
vocative phusaigh pusacha
genitive pusaí pusacha pusach
dative pusach;
phusach1 		phusach;
phusaigh (archaic) 		pusacha;
phusacha2
Comparative níos pusaí
Superlative is pusaí

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

Derived terms

  • pusachán m (“pouter, sulky person; blubberer, whimperer; sucking calf; muzzle”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pusach
radical lenition eclipsis
pusach phusach bpusach

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

References

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