pioc

Catalan

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

Noun

pioc m (plural piocs, feminine pioca)

  1. turkeycock, turkey
    Synonyms: gall dindi, indiot
  2. (derogatory) dimwit

Adjective

pioc (feminine pioca, masculine plural piocs, feminine plural pioques)

  1. sickly
    Synonym: malaltís

Further reading

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʲʊk/

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)

  1. to pick (grasp and pull with fingers; remove a fruit or plant for consumption; decide between options)
  2. to preen
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • pioc ar

Noun

pioc m (genitive singular pioc)

  1. bit, jot, whit, iota
    Bhí sé gach uile phioc chomh gléasta agus dá mba ea. ― It was every bit as shiny as could be.
  2. (in negative contexts) nothing
  3. particle (as of flesh)
Declension
Synonyms

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

  • 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.
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