prioc

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle English prikken, from Old English prician, priccan (“to prick”), from Proto-Germanic *prikōną, *prikjaną (“to pierce, prick”). Cognate with English prick.

Pronunciation

Verb

prioc (present analytic priocann, future analytic priocfaidh, verbal noun priocadh, past participle prioctha)

  1. to prod, jab
  2. to sting
  3. to goad (someone to do something)
    • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 195:
      Do phrioc sé an cailín seo chun na h-oibre a dheunamh.
      He goaded this girl to do the work.

Conjugation

conjugation of prioc (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present priocaim priocann tú;
priocair† 		priocann sé, sí priocaimid priocann sibh priocann siad;
priocaid† 		a phriocann; a phriocas /
a bpriocann* 		prioctar
past phrioc mé; phriocas phrioc tú; phriocais phrioc sé, sí phriocamar; phrioc muid phrioc sibh; phriocabhair phrioc siad; phriocadar a phrioc /
ar phrioc* 		priocadh
past habitual phriocainn / bpriocainn‡‡ phrioctá / bprioctᇇ phriocadh sé, sí / bpriocadh sé, s퇇 phriocaimis; phriocadh muid / bpriocaimis‡‡; bpriocadh muid‡‡ phriocadh sibh / bpriocadh sibh‡‡ phriocaidís; phriocadh siad / bpriocaidís‡‡; bpriocadh siad‡‡ a phriocadh /
a bpriocadh* 		phrioctaí / bpriocta퇇
future priocfaidh mé;
priocfad 		priocfaidh tú;
priocfair† 		priocfaidh sé, sí priocfaimid;
priocfaidh muid 		priocfaidh sibh priocfaidh siad;
priocfaid† 		a phriocfaidh; a phriocfas /
a bpriocfaidh* 		priocfar
conditional phriocfainn / bpriocfainn‡‡ phriocfá / bpriocfᇇ phriocfadh sé, sí / bpriocfadh sé, s퇇 phriocfaimis; phriocfadh muid / bpriocfaimis‡‡; bpriocfadh muid‡‡ phriocfadh sibh / bpriocfadh sibh‡‡ phriocfaidís; phriocfadh siad / bpriocfaidís‡‡; bpriocfadh siad‡‡ a phriocfadh /
a bpriocfadh* 		phriocfaí / bpriocfa퇇
subjunctive present go bprioca mé;
go bpriocad† 		go bprioca tú;
go bpriocair† 		go bprioca sé, sí go bpriocaimid;
go bprioca muid 		go bprioca sibh go bprioca siad;
go bpriocaid† 		— go bprioctar
past dá bpriocainn dá bprioctá dá bpriocadh sé, sí dá bpriocaimis;
dá bpriocadh muid 		dá bpriocadh sibh dá bpriocaidís;
dá bpriocadh siad 		— dá bprioctaí
imperative priocaim prioc priocadh sé, sí priocaimis priocaigí;
priocaidh† 		priocaidís — prioctar
verbal noun priocadh
past participle prioctha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of prioc
radical lenition eclipsis
prioc phrioc bprioc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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