Poncán

Irish

Alternative forms
  • Ponncán, Púncán, Punncán
  • Poncánach, Ponncánach, Púncánach, Punncánach

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /pˠəŋˈkɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɔŋkɑːnˠ/, /ˈpˠʊŋkɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠʌŋkænˠ/

Noun

Poncán m (genitive singular Poncáin, nominative plural Poncáin)

  1. Yankee

Declension
Declension of Poncán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Poncán Poncáin
Vocative a Phoncáin a Phoncána
Genitive Poncáin Poncán
Dative Poncán Poncáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Poncán na Poncáin
Genitive an Phoncáin na bPoncán
Dative leis an bPoncán

don Phoncán

 leis na Poncáin

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Poncán Phoncán bPoncán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “Poncán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Punncán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 555
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Poncán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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