póc

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

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin (dare) pācem (“to give peace”) (originally a kiss as a sign of peace during a mass), via Brythonic, or from Latin 'Osculum pacis' ('Kiss of peace').

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpoːɡ/

Noun

póc f (genitive póice, nominative plural póca)

kiss

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	póc^L	póic^L	póca^H
vocative	póc^L	póic^L	póca^H
accusative	póic^N	póic^L	póca^H
genitive	póice^H	póc^L	póc^N
dative	póic^L	pócaib	pócaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

pócnat

Descendants

Middle Irish: póc
- Irish: póg
  - → English: pogue
- Manx: paag
- Scottish Gaelic: pòg
⇒ Middle Irish: pócad
- Irish: pógadh
⇒ Middle Irish: pócaid
- Irish: póg (verb)

Mutation

Mutation of *póc*
radical	lenition	nasalization
póc	phóc or unchanged	póc pronounced with /b-/

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