Frompuis! puis!(“puss! puss!”) (borrowed fromEnglishpuss) +-ín(diminutive suffix).
puisínpuisín m (genitive singularpuisín,nominative pluralpuisíní)
- pussy-cat;kitten(a young cat)
- siúl an chait ag anbpuisín ―the boy aping the man (literally, “thekitten walking like the cat”)
Frompus(“(protruding) mouth; sulky expression, pout; snout”) +-ín(diminutive suffix).
puisín m (genitive singularpuisín,nominative pluralpuisíní)
- lip
- calf's muzzle
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.