puntán

See also: puntan

Irish

Alternative forms

• púntán (superseded)

Etymology

punt (“pound”) +‎ -án

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠʌn̪ˠt̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈpˠʌn̪ˠt̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

puntán m (genitive singular puntáin, nominative plural puntáin)

1. spindle of a millstone
2. plumb bob
3. stocky person

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