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Irish
Etymology 1
Noun
giolc m (genitive singular giolca , nominative plural giolcacha )
reed ( grasslike plant )
Synonym: giolcach
Declension
Derived terms
Verb
giolc (present analytic giolcann , future analytic giolcfaidh , verbal noun giolcadh , past participle giolctha )
to beat ( with a rod ) , cane
Synonym: buail le slat
Conjugation
singular
plural
relative
autonomous
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
present
giolcaim
giolcann tú; giolcair †
giolcann sé, sí
giolcaimid
giolcann sibh
giolcann siad; giolcaid †
a ghiolcann ; a ghiolcas / a ngiolcann *
giolctar
past
ghiolc mé; ghiolcas
ghiolc tú; ghiolcais
ghiolc sé, sí
ghiolcamar ; ghiolc muid
ghiolc sibh; ghiolcabhair
ghiolc siad; ghiolcadar
a ghiolc / ar ghiolc *
giolcadh
past habitual
ghiolcainn / ngiolcainn ‡‡
ghiolctá / ngiolctá ‡‡
ghiolcadh sé, sí / ngiolcadh sé, s퇇
ghiolcaimis ; ghiolcadh muid / ngiolcaimis ‡‡; ngiolcadh muid‡‡
ghiolcadh sibh / ngiolcadh sibh‡‡
ghiolcaidís ; ghiolcadh siad / ngiolcaidís ‡‡; ngiolcadh siad‡‡
a ghiolcadh / a ngiolcadh *
ghiolctaí / ngiolctaí ‡‡
future
giolcfaidh mé; giolcfad
giolcfaidh tú; giolcfair †
giolcfaidh sé, sí
giolcfaimid ; giolcfaidh muid
giolcfaidh sibh
giolcfaidh siad; giolcfaid †
a ghiolcfaidh ; a ghiolcfas / a ngiolcfaidh *
giolcfar
conditional
ghiolcfainn / ngiolcfainn ‡‡
ghiolcfá / ngiolcfá ‡‡
ghiolcfadh sé, sí / ngiolcfadh sé, s퇇
ghiolcfaimis ; ghiolcfadh muid / ngiolcfaimis ‡‡; ngiolcfadh muid‡‡
ghiolcfadh sibh / ngiolcfadh sibh‡‡
ghiolcfaidís ; ghiolcfadh siad / ngiolcfaidís ‡‡; ngiolcfadh siad‡‡
a ghiolcfadh / a ngiolcfadh *
ghiolcfaí / ngiolcfaí ‡‡
subjunctive
present
go ngiolca mé; go ngiolcad †
go ngiolca tú; go ngiolcair †
go ngiolca sé, sí
go ngiolcaimid ; go ngiolca muid
go ngiolca sibh
go ngiolca siad; go ngiolcaid †
—
go ngiolctar
past
dá ngiolcainn
dá ngiolctá
dá ngiolcadh sé, sí
dá ngiolcaimis ; dá ngiolcadh muid
dá ngiolcadh sibh
dá ngiolcaidís ; dá ngiolcadh siad
—
dá ngiolctaí
imperative
giolcaim
giolc
giolcadh sé, sí
giolcaimis
giolcaigí ; giolcaidh †
giolcaidís
—
giolctar
verbal noun
giolcadh
past participle
giolctha
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Etymology 2
Noun
giolc m (genitive singular giolca , nominative plural giolcacha )
underhand throw
Synonym: caitheamh faoi láimh
Declension
Etymology 3
The Internet sense is a semantic loan from English tweet .
Verb
giolc (present analytic giolcann , future analytic giolcfaidh , verbal noun giolcadh , past participle giolctha )
to tweet ( make a short high-pitched sound )
Synonym: gíog
( Internet ) to tweet ( post an update to Twitter )
Synonym: tvuíteáil
Conjugation
singular
plural
relative
autonomous
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
present
giolcaim
giolcann tú; giolcair †
giolcann sé, sí
giolcaimid
giolcann sibh
giolcann siad; giolcaid †
a ghiolcann ; a ghiolcas / a ngiolcann *
giolctar
past
ghiolc mé; ghiolcas
ghiolc tú; ghiolcais
ghiolc sé, sí
ghiolcamar ; ghiolc muid
ghiolc sibh; ghiolcabhair
ghiolc siad; ghiolcadar
a ghiolc / ar ghiolc *
giolcadh
past habitual
ghiolcainn / ngiolcainn ‡‡
ghiolctá / ngiolctá ‡‡
ghiolcadh sé, sí / ngiolcadh sé, s퇇
ghiolcaimis ; ghiolcadh muid / ngiolcaimis ‡‡; ngiolcadh muid‡‡
ghiolcadh sibh / ngiolcadh sibh‡‡
ghiolcaidís ; ghiolcadh siad / ngiolcaidís ‡‡; ngiolcadh siad‡‡
a ghiolcadh / a ngiolcadh *
ghiolctaí / ngiolctaí ‡‡
future
giolcfaidh mé; giolcfad
giolcfaidh tú; giolcfair †
giolcfaidh sé, sí
giolcfaimid ; giolcfaidh muid
giolcfaidh sibh
giolcfaidh siad; giolcfaid †
a ghiolcfaidh ; a ghiolcfas / a ngiolcfaidh *
giolcfar
conditional
ghiolcfainn / ngiolcfainn ‡‡
ghiolcfá / ngiolcfá ‡‡
ghiolcfadh sé, sí / ngiolcfadh sé, s퇇
ghiolcfaimis ; ghiolcfadh muid / ngiolcfaimis ‡‡; ngiolcfadh muid‡‡
ghiolcfadh sibh / ngiolcfadh sibh‡‡
ghiolcfaidís ; ghiolcfadh siad / ngiolcfaidís ‡‡; ngiolcfadh siad‡‡
a ghiolcfadh / a ngiolcfadh *
ghiolcfaí / ngiolcfaí ‡‡
subjunctive
present
go ngiolca mé; go ngiolcad †
go ngiolca tú; go ngiolcair †
go ngiolca sé, sí
go ngiolcaimid ; go ngiolca muid
go ngiolca sibh
go ngiolca siad; go ngiolcaid †
—
go ngiolctar
past
dá ngiolcainn
dá ngiolctá
dá ngiolcadh sé, sí
dá ngiolcaimis ; dá ngiolcadh muid
dá ngiolcadh sibh
dá ngiolcaidís ; dá ngiolcadh siad
—
dá ngiolctaí
imperative
giolcaim
giolc
giolcadh sé, sí
giolcaimis
giolcaigí ; giolcaidh †
giolcaidís
—
giolctar
verbal noun
giolcadh
past participle
giolctha
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
^ “giolc ”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 , Royal Irish Academy
^ “giolc ”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 , Royal Irish Academy
Further reading
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927 ) “giolc ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla , 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927 ) “giolcaim ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla , 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “giolc ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
“giolc ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025