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Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin (dare) pācem (“to give peace”) (originally a kiss as a sign of peace during a mass), via Brythonic.
Pronunciation
Noun
póc f (genitive póice, nominative plural póca)
- kiss
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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pócL
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póicL
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pócaH
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| Vocative
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pócL
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póicL
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pócaH
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| Accusative
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póicN
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póicL
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pócaH
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| Genitive
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póiceH
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pócL
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pócN
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| Dative
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póicL
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pócaib
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pócaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| póc
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phóc
or unchanged
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póc
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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