toc

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Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Deverbal from tocar.

Noun[edit]

toc m (plural tocs)

  1. touch
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

toc

  1. (Balearic) first-person singular present indicative of tocar

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

onomatopoeia

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

toc m (plural tocs)

  1. a knock
  2. (automotive) engine knocking (toc moteur), especially when reduplicated as toc-toc
  3. (mime) a small, sudden, change in motion that is part of a larger movement

References[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hungarian tok.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

toc n (plural tocuri)

  1. heel
  2. case
  3. doorframe

Declension[edit]

Southwestern Dinka[edit]

Noun[edit]

toc (locative tooc)

  1. plain, grassland
  2. permanent swamp area, floodplain

References[edit]

  • Dinka-English Dictionary[1], 2005

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare tocio (to dock, to clip).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /tɔk/

Noun[edit]

toc m (plural tocau or tociau)

  1. piece
  2. slice

Adverb[edit]

toc

  1. soon
    Toc daw'r stemar bach i'w towio.
    Soon the little steamer will come to tow them.
  2. presently

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
toc doc nhoc thoc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Usage notes[edit]

Toc resists soft mutation when used adverbially.

Further reading[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “toc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies