See also: poc, POC, PoC, pôc, poč, poç, and рос

Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin (dare) pācem (to give peace) (originally a kiss as a sign of peace during a mass), via Brythonic.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

póc f (genitive póice, nominative plural póca)

  1. kiss

Inflection edit

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative pócL póicL pócaH
Vocative pócL póicL pócaH
Accusative póicN póicL pócaH
Genitive póiceH pócL pócN
Dative póicL pócaib pócaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle Irish: póc
  • Middle Irish: pócad
  • Middle Irish: pócaid

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
póc phóc
or unchanged
póc
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit