póirse

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English or Anglo-Norman porche, from Latin porticus.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠoːɾˠʃə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɔːɾˠʃə/

Noun

póirse m (genitive singular póirse, nominative plural póirsí)

1. porch
2. lobby
3. passage
4. closet

Declension

Declension of póirse (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative póirse póirsí vocative a phóirse a phóirsí genitive póirse póirsí dative póirse póirsí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an póirse na póirsí genitive an phóirse na bpóirsí dative leis an bpóirse don phóirse leis na póirsí

Mutation

Mutated forms of póirse

radical	lenition	eclipsis
póirse	phóirse	bpóirse

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.