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
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative púma púman púmur púmurnar
accusative púmu púmuna púmur púmurnar
dative púmu púmunni púmum púmunum
genitive púmu púmunnar púma/púmna púmanna/púmnanna

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish puma.

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative púma púmaí
Vocative a phúma a phúmaí
Genitive púma púmaí
Dative púma púmaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an púma na púmaí
Genitive an phúma na bpúmaí
Dative leis an bpúma

don phúma

 leis na púmaí

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

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “púma”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “púma” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “púma” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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