pioc

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English picken, from Proto-Germanic *pikōną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʲʊk/

Verb

pioc (present analytic piocann, future analytic piocfaidh, verbal noun piocadh, past participle pioctha)

  1. to pick (grasp and pull with fingers; remove a fruit or plant for consumption; decide between options)

Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present piocaim piocann tú;
piocair†		 piocann sé, sí piocaimid piocann sibh piocann siad;
piocaid†		 a phiocann; a phiocas /
a bpiocann*; a bpiocas*		 pioctar
past phioc mé; phiocas phioc tú; phiocais phioc sé, sí phiocamar; phioc muid phioc sibh; phiocabhair phioc siad; phiocadar a phioc /
ar phioc*		 piocadh
past habitual phiocainn phioctá phiocadh sé, sí phiocaimis; phiocadh muid phiocadh sibh phiocaidís; phiocadh siad a phiocadh /
ar phiocadh*		 phioctaí
future piocfaidh mé;
piocfad		 piocfaidh tú;
piocfair†		 piocfaidh sé, sí piocfaimid;
piocfaidh muid		 piocfaidh sibh piocfaidh siad;
piocfaid†		 a phiocfaidh; a phiocfas /
a bpiocfaidh*; a bpiocfas*		 piocfar
conditional phiocfainn / bpiocfainn‡‡ phiocfá / bpiocfᇇ phiocfadh sé, sí / bpiocfadh sé, s퇇 phiocfaimis; phiocfadh muid / bpiocfaimis‡‡; bpiocfadh muid‡‡ phiocfadh sibh / bpiocfadh sibh‡‡ phiocfaidís; phiocfadh siad / bpiocfaidís‡‡; bpiocfadh siad‡‡ a phiocfadh /
ar phiocfadh*		 phiocfaí / bpiocfa퇇
subjunctive present go bpioca mé;
go bpiocad†		 go bpioca tú;
go bpiocair†		 go bpioca sé, sí go bpiocaimid;
go bpioca muid		 go bpioca sibh go bpioca siad;
go bpiocaid†		 — go bpioctar
past dá bpiocainn dá bpioctá dá bpiocadh sé, sí dá bpiocaimis;
dá bpiocadh muid		 dá bpiocadh sibh dá bpiocaidís;
dá bpiocadh siad		 — dá bpioctaí
imperative piocaim pioc piocadh sé, sí piocaimis piocaigí;
piocaidh†		 piocaidís — pioctar
verbal noun piocadh
past participle pioctha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
pioc phioc bpioc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "pioc" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • 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.
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