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Etymology
Onomatopoeic
Pronunciation
Noun
pioc m (plural piocs, feminine pioca)
- turkeycock, turkey
- Synonyms: gall dindi, indiot
- (derogatory) dimwit
Adjective
pioc (feminine pioca, masculine plural piocs, feminine plural pioques)
- sickly
- Synonym: malaltís
Further reading
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle English picken, from Proto-Germanic *pikōną.
Verb
pioc (present analytic piocann, future analytic piocfaidh, verbal noun piocadh, past participle pioctha)
- to pick (grasp and pull with fingers; remove a fruit or plant for consumption; decide between options)
- to preen
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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piocaim
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piocann tú; piocair†
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piocann sé, sí
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piocaimid
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piocann sibh
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piocann siad; piocaid†
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a phiocann; a phiocas / a bpiocann*; a bpiocas*
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pioctar
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past
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phioc mé; phiocas
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phioc tú; phiocais
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phioc sé, sí
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phiocamar; phioc muid
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phioc sibh; phiocabhair
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phioc siad; phiocadar
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a phioc / ar phioc*
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piocadh
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past habitual
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phiocainn / bpiocainn‡‡
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phioctá / bpioctᇇ
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phiocadh sé, sí / bpiocadh sé, s퇇
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phiocaimis; phiocadh muid / bpiocaimis‡‡; bpiocadh muid‡‡
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phiocadh sibh / bpiocadh sibh‡‡
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phiocaidís; phiocadh siad / bpiocaidís‡‡; bpiocadh siad‡‡
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a phiocadh / a bpiocadh*
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phioctaí / bpiocta퇇
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future
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piocfaidh mé; piocfad
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piocfaidh tú; piocfair†
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piocfaidh sé, sí
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piocfaimid; piocfaidh muid
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piocfaidh sibh
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piocfaidh siad; piocfaid†
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a phiocfaidh; a phiocfas / a bpiocfaidh*; a bpiocfas*
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piocfar
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conditional
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phiocfainn / bpiocfainn‡‡
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phiocfá / bpiocfᇇ
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phiocfadh sé, sí / bpiocfadh sé, s퇇
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phiocfaimis; phiocfadh muid / bpiocfaimis‡‡; bpiocfadh muid‡‡
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phiocfadh sibh / bpiocfadh sibh‡‡
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phiocfaidís; phiocfadh siad / bpiocfaidís‡‡; bpiocfadh siad‡‡
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a phiocfadh / a bpiocfadh*
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phiocfaí / bpiocfa퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go bpioca mé; go bpiocad†
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go bpioca tú; go bpiocair†
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go bpioca sé, sí
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go bpiocaimid; go bpioca muid
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go bpioca sibh
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go bpioca siad; go bpiocaid†
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—
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go bpioctar
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past
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dá bpiocainn
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dá bpioctá
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dá bpiocadh sé, sí
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dá bpiocaimis; dá bpiocadh muid
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dá bpiocadh sibh
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dá bpiocaidís; dá bpiocadh siad
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—
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dá bpioctaí
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imperative
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piocaim
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pioc
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piocadh sé, sí
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piocaimis
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piocaigí; piocaidh†
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piocaidís
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—
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pioctar
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verbal noun
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piocadh
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past participle
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pioctha
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
pioc m (genitive singular pioc)
- bit, jot, whit, iota
- Bhí sé gach uile phioc chomh gléasta agus dá mba ea. ― It was every bit as shiny as could be.
- (chiefly in the negative) nothing
- particle (as of flesh)
Declension
Synonyms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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pioc
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phioc
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bpioc
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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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References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pioc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pioc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “pioc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024