prioc

prioc

Irish

FWOTD – 25 April 2026

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *prik-der.
Old English prica
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-West Germanic *-ōn
Proto-West Germanic *-ōjan
Old English -ian
Old English prician
Middle English prikkenbor.
Irish prioc

    From Middle English prikken, from Old English prician, priccan (“to prick”), from Proto-Germanic *prikōną, *prikjaną (“to pierce, prick”). Cognate with English prick.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    prioc (present analytic priocann, future analytic priocfaidh, verbal noun priocadh, past participle prioctha)

    1. to prod, jab
    2. to sting
    3. to goad (someone to do something)
      • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 195:
        Do phrioc sé an cailín seo chun na h-oibre a dheunamh.
        He goaded this girl to do the work.

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of prioc (first conjugation – A)
    indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    present priocaim priocann tú;
    priocair†     		priocann sé, sí priocaimid; priocann muid priocann sibh priocann siad;
    priocaid†     		a phriocann; a phriocas prioctar
    past phrioc mé; phriocas phrioc tú; phriocais phrioc sé, sí phriocamar; phrioc muid phrioc sibh; phriocabhair phrioc siad; phriocadar a phrioc priocadh
    past habitual phriocainn /
    priocainn‡     		phrioctá /
    prioctᇠ    		phriocadh sé, sí /
    priocadh sé, sí‡     		phriocaimis; phriocadh muid /
    priocaimis‡; priocadh muid‡     		phriocadh sibh /
    priocadh sibh‡     		phriocaidís; phriocadh siad /
    priocaidís‡; priocadh siad‡     		a phriocadh phrioctaí /
    prioctaí‡
    singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    future priocfaidh mé;
    priocfad     		priocfaidh tú;
    priocfair†     		priocfaidh sé, sí priocfaimid;
    priocfaidh muid     		priocfaidh sibh priocfaidh siad;
    priocfaid†     		a phriocfaidh; a phriocfas priocfar
    conditional phriocfainn /
    priocfainn‡     		phriocfá /
    priocfᇠ    		phriocfadh sé, sí /
    priocfadh sé, sí‡     		phriocfaimis; phriocfadh muid /
    priocfaimis‡; priocfadh muid‡     		phriocfadh sibh /
    priocfadh sibh‡     		phriocfaidís; phriocfadh siad /
    priocfaidís‡; priocfadh siad‡     		a phriocfadh phriocfaí /
    priocfaí‡
    subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    present go bprioca mé;
    go bpriocad†     		go bprioca tú;
    go bpriocair†     		go bprioca sé, sí go bpriocaimid;
    go bprioca muid     		go bprioca sibh go bprioca siad;
    go bpriocaid†     		— go bprioctar
    past dá bpriocainn dá bprioctá dá bpriocadh sé, sí dá bpriocaimis;
    dá bpriocadh muid     		dá bpriocadh sibh dá bpriocaidís;
    dá bpriocadh siad     		— dá bprioctaí
    imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    — priocaim prioc priocadh sé, sí priocaimis priocaigí;
    priocaidh†     		priocaidís — prioctar
    past participle prioctha
    verbal noun priocadh

    † archaic or dialect form
    ‡ dependent form

    Derived terms

    • priocadaíl
    • priocaill
    • priocaire
    • priocaireacht

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of prioc
    radical lenition eclipsis
    prioc phrioc bprioc

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

    References

    1. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 29, page 38
    2. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974), Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word list from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 165
    3. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974), The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 759, page 79
    4. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 311

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