, -ail, m., a people, a congregation; the public; a sept, a tribe. See pobal.

, g. puible pl. id. and puiblidhe, f., a tent, a pavilion.

, a word used in some places for poc, a he-goat; pucaide gabhair (Con.).

, g. id., pl. -ridhe. m., a strolling beggar; p. gaoithe, a curlew (Om.).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a small he-goat. See pocán.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a buoy; pucán eangaighe, a buoy for nets.

, -áin, m., a disease in sheep consisting of a pustule on the lower jaw (Con.).

, -e, -idhe, f., a puff or blister, a pustule.

, -dhra, f., evil, injury, damage, mischief, harm.

See <<pudhair>>.

, -aighe, a., hurtful, injurious, detrimental.

, m., suppuration, corruption.

, -ughadh, v. intr., I putrefy, become corrupt.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a publican (in the Gospel sense).

, -aigh, -aighe, m., a publican (in the Gospel sense).

, indec. a., public, common; maitheas p., public weal.

, -a, f., publicity, manifestness; also the public.

, -iughadh, v. tr., I publish, proclaim.

, -e, f., a pulpit.

, many, much; with neg., little or nothing; an bhfuil puinn airgid agat? have you much money? gan puinn airgid, with little or no money; often in poet. is not followed by gen., as gan fagháltas puinn, with little or no wealth; somet. written poinn.

, g. id., pl. -tidhe, m., a point, an article, a jot, a tittle; a promontory. See poinnte.

, indec. a., precise, punctual.

, -a, f., punctuality, exactness, preciseness.

, f., punch (the beverage); a punch or thrust.

, g. id., pl. -nidhe, m., a small port or harbour.

, -oige, -oga, f., a mane; a crest; the hair of the head.

, -aighe, a., crested, tufted.

, g. id., pl. -nidhe, m., a lip; also a kitten.

, m., a soft, well-ripened blackberry (a ran).

, -e, -eacha, f., a bottle; dim. puitricín, id. (P. O'C.).

, -e, f., a broad, deep river.

, -óige, -óga, f., a pollock.

, -ais, m., purple melic grass (Melica caerulea).

, -ainne, -anna, f., a sheaf.

, a point, a moment; a tittle, a whit. See ponnc.

See <<ponncamhail>>.

See <<ponncamhlacht>>.

, -áin, pl. id., a Yankee; punncánach, id. (Ker.).

, -áin, pl. id., m., a bunch or cluster.

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., purgatory.

, -a, f., purification, purifying; the undergoing purgatorial pains; purgatory; in sp. l. often prugadóireacht.

, g. -e, pl. -idhe or -eacha (M. sp. l., prugóid), f., a purgative, a purge, a dose of aperient medicine; fig., any unpleasant work, hardship.

, -dighe, a., purgative, cathartic, laxative.

, -puir, pl. id., m., purple (also purpair). See corcair.

, g. id., pl. -aidhe, m., what juts out, a tail, an excresence; a crevice; dim. puirrín. See porra.

, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a lank-loined, slender person.

, -aill, m., the hair of the head; a mane; a bush of hair, a crest, a tuft (also prutall). See <<puirtleog>>.

, -aighe, a., bushy-haired.

, g. puis, pl. id. and pusa, m., a lip; chuir sé pus air féin, he pouted.

, -aighe, a., having prominent lips; surly, grim.

, -áin, pl. id., m., one who whines or pouts.

, -e, -idhe, f., a posset.

, m., a shrimp.

, g. id., pl. -anna, m., a puff, a gust of wind; a whiff of smoke.

See <<patachán>>.

, -aighe, f., a puffing, panting, blowing, coughing; ag putharnaigh, blowing, coughing, wheezing.

, -e, f., a puffing, a blowing, a coughing.

, -óige, -óga, f., a pudding, an intestine; an animal's intestine stuffed and cooked.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a stout, clumsy person (Don.).

, -e, f., a chain belonging to a plough (O'N.).

See <<purtall>>.