póg

See also: pog, POG, and pòg

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish póc, from Latin (dare) pācem (to give peace) (originally a kiss as a sign of peace during a mass), via Brythonic.

Pronunciation

Noun

póg f (genitive singular póige, nominative plural póga)

  1. kiss

Declension

Verb

póg (present analytic pógann, future analytic pógfaidh, verbal noun pógadh, past participle pógtha)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) kiss

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • pógaire m (kisser)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
póg phóg bpóg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "póg" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • póc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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