prioc

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʲɾʲʊk/

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)
    • 1938, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”[1]:
      Do phrioc sé an cailín seo chun na h-oibre a dheunamh.
      He goaded this girl to do the work.

Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present priocaim priocann tú;
priocair†		 priocann sé, sí priocaimid priocann sibh priocann siad;
priocaid†		 a phriocann; a phriocas /
a bpriocann*; a bpriocas*		 prioctar
past phrioc mé; phriocas phrioc tú; phriocais phrioc sé, sí phriocamar; phrioc muid phrioc sibh; phriocabhair phrioc siad; phriocadar a phrioc /
ar phrioc*		 priocadh
past habitual phriocainn phrioctá phriocadh sé, sí phriocaimis; phriocadh muid phriocadh sibh phriocaidís; phriocadh siad a phriocadh /
ar phriocadh*		 phrioctaí
future priocfaidh mé;
priocfad		 priocfaidh tú;
priocfair†		 priocfaidh sé, sí priocfaimid;
priocfaidh muid		 priocfaidh sibh priocfaidh siad;
priocfaid†		 a phriocfaidh; a phriocfas /
a bpriocfaidh*; a bpriocfas*		 priocfar
conditional phriocfainn / bpriocfainn‡‡ phriocfá / bpriocfᇇ phriocfadh sé, sí / bpriocfadh sé, s퇇 phriocfaimis; phriocfadh muid / bpriocfaimis‡‡; bpriocfadh muid‡‡ phriocfadh sibh / bpriocfadh sibh‡‡ phriocfaidís; phriocfadh siad / bpriocfaidís‡‡; bpriocfadh siad‡‡ a phriocfadh /
ar phriocfadh*		 phriocfaí / bpriocfa퇇
subjunctive 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 priocaim prioc priocadh sé, sí priocaimis priocaigí;
priocaidh†		 priocaidís — prioctar
verbal noun priocadh
past participle prioctha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
prioc phrioc bprioc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 195.

Further reading
  • “pricaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “priocaim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 552.
  • "prioc" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “prioc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “prioc” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “prioc” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
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