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

conjugation of pioc (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 / bpiocainn‡‡	phioctá / bpioctᇇ	phiocadh sé, sí / bpiocadh sé, s퇇	phiocaimis; phiocadh muid / bpiocaimis‡‡; bpiocadh muid‡‡	phiocadh sibh / bpiocadh sibh‡‡	phiocaidís; phiocadh siad / bpiocaidís‡‡; bpiocadh siad‡‡	a phiocadh / a bpiocadh*	phioctaí / bpiocta퇇
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 / a bpiocfadh*	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pioc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pioc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “pioc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024