puntán

See also: puntan

Irish

Alternative forms

púntán (obsolete)

Etymology

punt (“pound”) +‎ -án

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠʌn̪ˠt̪ˠanˠ/

Noun

puntán m (genitive singular puntáin, nominative plural puntáin)

Declension

Declension of puntán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	puntán	puntáin
Vocative	a phuntáin	a phuntána
Genitive	puntáin	puntán
Dative	puntán	puntáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an puntán	na puntáin
Genitive	an phuntáin	na bpuntán
Dative	leis an bpuntán don phuntán	leis na puntáin

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “púntán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 555
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “puntán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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