pioc
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pioc m (plural piocs, feminine pioca)
- turkeycock, turkey
- Synonyms: gall dindi, indiot
- (derogatory) dimwit
Adjective edit
pioc (feminine pioca, masculine plural piocs, feminine plural pioques)
Further reading edit
- “pioc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “pioc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Middle English picken, from Proto-Germanic *pikōną.
Verb edit
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 edit
conjugation of pioc (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Declension of pioc
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
pioc | phioc | bpioc |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 87
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pioc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “pioc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “pioc” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.