# phuca
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfˠʊkə/

### Noun

phuca
* Lenited form of puca.

## Zulu
### Verb

-phuca
* (transitive, intransitive) to shave

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuphuca |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuphuca | ukungaphuci |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | phuca | -phuce |
| Plural | phucani | -phuceni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaphuca, ngiphuca | engiphucayo, engiphuca | ngiphuca | angiphuci | engingaphuci | ngingaphuci |
| 2nd singular | uyaphuca, uphuca | ophucayo, ophuca | uphuca | awuphuci | ongaphuci | ungaphuci |
| 1st plural | siyaphuca, siphuca | esiphucayo, esiphuca | siphuca | asiphuci | esingaphuci | singaphuci |
| 2nd plural | niyaphuca, niphuca | eniphucayo, eniphuca | niphuca | aniphuci | eningaphuci | ningaphuci |
| Class 1 | uyaphuca, uphuca | ophucayo, ophuca | ephuca | akaphuci | ongaphuci | engaphuci |
| Class 2 | bayaphuca, baphuca | abaphucayo, abaphuca | bephuca | abaphuci | abangaphuci | bengaphuci |
| Class 3 | uyaphuca, uphuca | ophucayo, ophuca | uphuca | awuphuci | ongaphuci | ungaphuci |
| Class 4 | iyaphuca, iphuca | ephucayo, ephuca | iphuca | ayiphuci | engaphuci | ingaphuci |
| Class 5 | liyaphuca, liphuca | eliphucayo, eliphuca | liphuca | aliphuci | elingaphuci | lingaphuci |
| Class 6 | ayaphuca, aphuca | aphucayo, aphuca | ephuca | awaphuci | angaphuci | engaphuci |
| Class 7 | siyaphuca, siphuca | esiphucayo, esiphuca | siphuca | asiphuci | esingaphuci | singaphuci |
| Class 8 | ziyaphuca, ziphuca | eziphucayo, eziphuca | ziphuca | aziphuci | ezingaphuci | zingaphuci |
| Class 9 | iyaphuca, iphuca | ephucayo, ephuca | iphuca | ayiphuci | engaphuci | ingaphuci |
| Class 10 | ziyaphuca, ziphuca | eziphucayo, eziphuca | ziphuca | aziphuci | ezingaphuci | zingaphuci |
| Class 11 | luyaphuca, luphuca | oluphucayo, oluphuca | luphuca | aluphuci | olungaphuci | lungaphuci |
| Class 14 | buyaphuca, buphuca | obuphucayo, obuphuca | buphuca | abuphuci | obungaphuci | bungaphuci |
| Class 15 | kuyaphuca, kuphuca | okuphucayo, okuphuca | kuphuca | akuphuci | okungaphuci | kungaphuci |
| Class 17 | kuyaphuca, kuphuca | okuphucayo, okuphuca | kuphuca | akuphuci | okungaphuci | kungaphuci |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiphucile, ngiphucē | engiphucile, engiphucē | ngiphucile, ngiphucē | angiphucanga | engingaphucanga | ngingaphucanga |
| 2nd singular | uphucile, uphucē | ophucile, ophucē | uphucile, uphucē | awuphucanga | ongaphucanga | ungaphucanga |
| 1st plural | siphucile, siphucē | esiphucile, esiphucē | siphucile, siphucē | asiphucanga | esingaphucanga | singaphucanga |
| 2nd plural | niphucile, niphucē | eniphucile, eniphucē | niphucile, niphucē | aniphucanga | eningaphucanga | ningaphucanga |
| Class 1 | uphucile, uphucē | ophucile, ophucē | ephucile, ephucē | akaphucanga | ongaphucanga | engaphucanga |
| Class 2 | baphucile, baphucē | abaphucile, abaphucē | bephucile, bephucē | abaphucanga | abangaphucanga | bengaphucanga |
| Class 3 | uphucile, uphucē | ophucile, ophucē | uphucile, uphucē | awuphucanga | ongaphucanga | ungaphucanga |
| Class 4 | iphucile, iphucē | ephucile, ephucē | iphucile, iphucē | ayiphucanga | engaphucanga | ingaphucanga |
| Class 5 | liphucile, liphucē | eliphucile, eliphucē | liphucile, liphucē | aliphucanga | elingaphucanga | lingaphucanga |
| Class 6 | aphucile, aphucē | aphucile, aphucē | ephucile, ephucē | awaphucanga | angaphucanga | engaphucanga |
| Class 7 | siphucile, siphucē | esiphucile, esiphucē | siphucile, siphucē | asiphucanga | esingaphucanga | singaphucanga |
| Class 8 | ziphucile, ziphucē | eziphucile, eziphucē | ziphucile, ziphucē | aziphucanga | ezingaphucanga | zingaphucanga |
| Class 9 | iphucile, iphucē | ephucile, ephucē | iphucile, iphucē | ayiphucanga | engaphucanga | ingaphucanga |
| Class 10 | ziphucile, ziphucē | eziphucile, eziphucē | ziphucile, ziphucē | aziphucanga | ezingaphucanga | zingaphucanga |
| Class 11 | luphucile, luphucē | oluphucile, oluphucē | luphucile, luphucē | aluphucanga | olungaphucanga | lungaphucanga |
| Class 14 | buphucile, buphucē | obuphucile, obuphucē | buphucile, buphucē | abuphucanga | obungaphucanga | bungaphucanga |
| Class 15 | kuphucile, kuphucē | okuphucile, okuphucē | kuphucile, kuphucē | akuphucanga | okungaphucanga | kungaphucanga |
| Class 17 | kuphucile, kuphucē | okuphucile, okuphucē | kuphucile, kuphucē | akuphucanga | okungaphucanga | kungaphucanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngāphuca | engāphuca | ngāphuca | angiphucanga | engingaphucanga | ngingaphucanga |
| 2nd singular | wāphuca | owāphuca | wāphuca | awuphucanga | ongaphucanga | ungaphucanga |
| 1st plural | sāphuca | esāphuca | sāphuca | asiphucanga | esingaphucanga | singaphucanga |
| 2nd plural | nāphuca | enāphuca | nāphuca | aniphucanga | eningaphucanga | ningaphucanga |
| Class 1 | wāphuca | owāphuca | āphuca | akaphucanga | ongaphucanga | engaphucanga |
| Class 2 | bāphuca | abāphuca | bāphuca | abaphucanga | abangaphucanga | bengaphucanga |
| Class 3 | wāphuca | owāphuca | wāphuca | awuphucanga | ongaphucanga | ungaphucanga |
| Class 4 | yāphuca | eyāphuca | yāphuca | ayiphucanga | engaphucanga | ingaphucanga |
| Class 5 | lāphuca | elāphuca | lāphuca | aliphucanga | elingaphucanga | lingaphucanga |
| Class 6 | āphuca | āphuca | āphuca | awaphucanga | angaphucanga | engaphucanga |
| Class 7 | sāphuca | esāphuca | sāphuca | asiphucanga | esingaphucanga | singaphucanga |
| Class 8 | zāphuca | ezāphuca | zāphuca | aziphucanga | ezingaphucanga | zingaphucanga |
| Class 9 | yāphuca | eyāphuca | yāphuca | ayiphucanga | engaphucanga | ingaphucanga |
| Class 10 | zāphuca | ezāphuca | zāphuca | aziphucanga | ezingaphucanga | zingaphucanga |
| Class 11 | lwāphuca | olwāphuca | lwāphuca | aluphucanga | olungaphucanga | lungaphucanga |
| Class 14 | bāphuca | obāphuca | bāphuca | abuphucanga | obungaphucanga | bungaphucanga |
| Class 15 | kwāphuca | okwāphuca | kwāphuca | akuphucanga | okungaphucanga | kungaphucanga |
| Class 17 | kwāphuca | okwāphuca | kwāphuca | akuphucanga | okungaphucanga | kungaphucanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaphuca | — | ngingaphuca | ngingephuce | — | ngingephuce |
| 2nd singular | ungaphuca | — | ungaphuca | ungephuce | — | ungephuce |
| 1st plural | singaphuca | — | singaphuca | singephuce | — | singephuce |
| 2nd plural | ningaphuca | — | ningaphuca | ningephuce | — | ningephuce |
| Class 1 | angaphuca | — | engaphuca | angephuce | — | engephuce |
| Class 2 | bangaphuca | — | bengaphuca | bangephuce | — | bengephuce |
| Class 3 | ungaphuca | — | ungaphuca | ungephuce | — | ungephuce |
| Class 4 | ingaphuca | — | ingaphuca | ingephuce | — | ingephuce |
| Class 5 | lingaphuca | — | lingaphuca | lingephuce | — | lingephuce |
| Class 6 | angaphuca | — | engaphuca | angephuce | — | engephuce |
| Class 7 | singaphuca | — | singaphuca | singephuce | — | singephuce |
| Class 8 | zingaphuca | — | zingaphuca | zingephuce | — | zingephuce |
| Class 9 | ingaphuca | — | ingaphuca | ingephuce | — | ingephuce |
| Class 10 | zingaphuca | — | zingaphuca | zingephuce | — | zingephuce |
| Class 11 | lungaphuca | — | lungaphuca | lungephuce | — | lungephuce |
| Class 14 | bungaphuca | — | bungaphuca | bungephuce | — | bungephuce |
| Class 15 | kungaphuca | — | kungaphuca | kungephuce | — | kungephuce |
| Class 17 | kungaphuca | — | kungaphuca | kungephuce | — | kungephuce |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizophuca | engizophuca | ngizophuca | angizuphuca | engingezuphuca | ngingezuphuca |
| 2nd singular | uzophuca | ozophuca | uzophuca | awuzuphuca | ongezuphuca | ungezuphuca |
| 1st plural | sizophuca | esizophuca | sizophuca | asizuphuca | esingezuphuca | singezuphuca |
| 2nd plural | nizophuca | enizophuca | nizophuca | anizuphuca | eningezuphuca | ningezuphuca |
| Class 1 | uzophuca | ozophuca | ezophuca | akazuphuca | ongezuphuca | engezuphuca |
| Class 2 | bazophuca | abazophuca | bezophuca | abazuphuca | abangezuphuca | bengezuphuca |
| Class 3 | uzophuca | ozophuca | uzophuca | awuzuphuca | ongezuphuca | ungezuphuca |
| Class 4 | izophuca | ezophuca | izophuca | ayizuphuca | engezuphuca | ingezuphuca |
| Class 5 | lizophuca | elizophuca | lizophuca | alizuphuca | elingezuphuca | lingezuphuca |
| Class 6 | azophuca | azophuca | ezophuca | awazuphuca | angezuphuca | engezuphuca |
| Class 7 | sizophuca | esizophuca | sizophuca | asizuphuca | esingezuphuca | singezuphuca |
| Class 8 | zizophuca | ezizophuca | zizophuca | azizuphuca | ezingezuphuca | zingezuphuca |
| Class 9 | izophuca | ezophuca | izophuca | ayizuphuca | engezuphuca | ingezuphuca |
| Class 10 | zizophuca | ezizophuca | zizophuca | azizuphuca | ezingezuphuca | zingezuphuca |
| Class 11 | luzophuca | oluzophuca | luzophuca | aluzuphuca | olungezuphuca | lungezuphuca |
| Class 14 | buzophuca | obuzophuca | buzophuca | abuzuphuca | obungezuphuca | bungezuphuca |
| Class 15 | kuzophuca | okuzophuca | kuzophuca | akuzuphuca | okungezuphuca | kungezuphuca |
| Class 17 | kuzophuca | okuzophuca | kuzophuca | akuzuphuca | okungezuphuca | kungezuphuca |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyophuca | engiyophuca | ngiyophuca | angiyuphuca | engingeyuphuca | ngingeyuphuca |
| 2nd singular | uyophuca | oyophuca | uyophuca | awuyuphuca | ongeyuphuca | ungeyuphuca |
| 1st plural | siyophuca | esiyophuca | siyophuca | asiyuphuca | esingeyuphuca | singeyuphuca |
| 2nd plural | niyophuca | eniyophuca | niyophuca | aniyuphuca | eningeyuphuca | ningeyuphuca |
| Class 1 | uyophuca | oyophuca | eyophuca | akayuphuca | ongeyuphuca | engeyuphuca |
| Class 2 | bayophuca | abayophuca | beyophuca | abayuphuca | abangeyuphuca | bengeyuphuca |
| Class 3 | uyophuca | oyophuca | uyophuca | awuyuphuca | ongeyuphuca | ungeyuphuca |
| Class 4 | iyophuca | eyophuca | iyophuca | ayiyuphuca | engeyuphuca | ingeyuphuca |
| Class 5 | liyophuca | eliyophuca | liyophuca | aliyuphuca | elingeyuphuca | lingeyuphuca |
| Class 6 | ayophuca | ayophuca | eyophuca | awayuphuca | angeyuphuca | engeyuphuca |
| Class 7 | siyophuca | esiyophuca | siyophuca | asiyuphuca | esingeyuphuca | singeyuphuca |
| Class 8 | ziyophuca | eziyophuca | ziyophuca | aziyuphuca | ezingeyuphuca | zingeyuphuca |
| Class 9 | iyophuca | eyophuca | iyophuca | ayiyuphuca | engeyuphuca | ingeyuphuca |
| Class 10 | ziyophuca | eziyophuca | ziyophuca | aziyuphuca | ezingeyuphuca | zingeyuphuca |
| Class 11 | luyophuca | oluyophuca | luyophuca | aluyuphuca | olungeyuphuca | lungeyuphuca |
| Class 14 | buyophuca | obuyophuca | buyophuca | abuyuphuca | obungeyuphuca | bungeyuphuca |
| Class 15 | kuyophuca | okuyophuca | kuyophuca | akuyuphuca | okungeyuphuca | kungeyuphuca |
| Class 17 | kuyophuca | okuyophuca | kuyophuca | akuyuphuca | okungeyuphuca | kungeyuphuca |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiphuce | ngingaphuci |
| 2nd singular | uphuce | ungaphuci |
| 1st plural | siphuce | singaphuci |
| 2nd plural | niphuce | ningaphuci |
| Class 1 | aphuce | angaphuci |
| Class 2 | baphuce | bangaphuci |
| Class 3 | uphuce | ungaphuci |
| Class 4 | iphuce | ingaphuci |
| Class 5 | liphuce | lingaphuci |
| Class 6 | aphuce | angaphuci |
| Class 7 | siphuce | singaphuci |
| Class 8 | ziphuce | zingaphuci |
| Class 9 | iphuce | ingaphuci |
| Class 10 | ziphuce | zingaphuci |
| Class 11 | luphuce | lungaphuci |
| Class 14 | buphuce | bungaphuci |
| Class 15 | kuphuce | kungaphuci |
| Class 17 | kuphuce | kungaphuci |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaphuca | ngangaphuca, angaphuca, angangaphuca |
| 2nd singular | waphuca | wangaphuca, awaphuca, awangaphuca |
| 1st plural | saphuca | sangaphuca, asaphuca, asangaphuca |
| 2nd plural | naphuca | nangaphuca, anaphuca, anangaphuca |
| Class 1 | waphuca | wangaphuca, akaphuca, akangaphuca |
| Class 2 | baphuca | bangaphuca, abaphuca, abangaphuca |
| Class 3 | waphuca | wangaphuca, awaphuca, awangaphuca |
| Class 4 | yaphuca | yangaphuca, ayaphuca, ayangaphuca |
| Class 5 | laphuca | langaphuca, alaphuca, alangaphuca |
| Class 6 | aphuca | angaphuca, awaphuca, awangaphuca |
| Class 7 | saphuca | sangaphuca, asaphuca, asangaphuca |
| Class 8 | zaphuca | zangaphuca, azaphuca, azangaphuca |
| Class 9 | yaphuca | yangaphuca, ayaphuca, ayangaphuca |
| Class 10 | zaphuca | zangaphuca, azaphuca, azangaphuca |
| Class 11 | lwaphuca | lwangaphuca, alwaphuca, alwangaphuca |
| Class 14 | baphuca | bangaphuca, abaphuca, abangaphuca |
| Class 15 | kwaphuca | kwangaphuca, akwaphuca, akwangaphuca |
| Class 17 | kwaphuca | kwangaphuca, akwaphuca, akwangaphuca |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “phuca”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “phuca (6.3)”