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.