giolc

Irish

Alternative forms

Noun

giolc m (genitive singular giolca, nominative plural giolcacha)

  1. reed (grasslike plant)
    Synonym: giolcach
Declension
Declension of giolc

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative giolc giolcacha
Vocative a ghiolc a ghiolcacha
Genitive giolca giolcacha
Dative giolc giolcacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an giolc na giolcacha
Genitive an ghiolca na ngiolcacha
Dative leis an ngiolc

don ghiolc

 leis na giolcacha
Derived terms

Verb

giolc (present analytic giolcann, future analytic giolcfaidh, verbal noun giolcadh, past participle giolctha)

  1. to beat (with a rod), cane
    Synonym: buail le slat
Conjugation
conjugation of giolc (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present giolcaim giolcann tú;
giolcair†		 giolcann sé, sí giolcaimid giolcann sibh giolcann siad;
giolcaid†		 a ghiolcann; a ghiolcas /
a ngiolcann*; a ngiolcas*		 giolctar
past ghiolc mé; ghiolcas ghiolc tú; ghiolcais ghiolc sé, sí ghiolcamar; ghiolc muid ghiolc sibh; ghiolcabhair ghiolc siad; ghiolcadar a ghiolc /
ar ghiolc*		 giolcadh
past habitual ghiolcainn / ngiolcainn‡‡ ghiolctá / ngiolctᇇ ghiolcadh sé, sí / ngiolcadh sé, s퇇 ghiolcaimis; ghiolcadh muid / ngiolcaimis‡‡; ngiolcadh muid‡‡ ghiolcadh sibh / ngiolcadh sibh‡‡ ghiolcaidís; ghiolcadh siad / ngiolcaidís‡‡; ngiolcadh siad‡‡ a ghiolcadh /
a ngiolcadh*		 ghiolctaí / ngiolcta퇇
future giolcfaidh mé;
giolcfad		 giolcfaidh tú;
giolcfair†		 giolcfaidh sé, sí giolcfaimid;
giolcfaidh muid		 giolcfaidh sibh giolcfaidh siad;
giolcfaid†		 a ghiolcfaidh; a ghiolcfas /
a ngiolcfaidh*; a ngiolcfas*		 giolcfar
conditional ghiolcfainn / ngiolcfainn‡‡ ghiolcfá / ngiolcfᇇ ghiolcfadh sé, sí / ngiolcfadh sé, s퇇 ghiolcfaimis; ghiolcfadh muid / ngiolcfaimis‡‡; ngiolcfadh muid‡‡ ghiolcfadh sibh / ngiolcfadh sibh‡‡ ghiolcfaidís; ghiolcfadh siad / ngiolcfaidís‡‡; ngiolcfadh siad‡‡ a ghiolcfadh /
a ngiolcfadh*		 ghiolcfaí / ngiolcfa퇇
subjunctive present go ngiolca mé;
go ngiolcad†		 go ngiolca tú;
go ngiolcair†		 go ngiolca sé, sí go ngiolcaimid;
go ngiolca muid		 go ngiolca sibh go ngiolca siad;
go ngiolcaid†		 — go ngiolctar
past dá ngiolcainn dá ngiolctá dá ngiolcadh sé, sí dá ngiolcaimis;
dá ngiolcadh muid		 dá ngiolcadh sibh dá ngiolcaidís;
dá ngiolcadh siad		 — dá ngiolctaí
imperative giolcaim giolc giolcadh sé, sí giolcaimis giolcaigí;
giolcaidh†		 giolcaidís — giolctar
verbal noun giolcadh
past participle giolctha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Alternative forms

Noun

giolc m (genitive singular giolca, nominative plural giolcacha)

  1. underhand throw
    Synonym: caitheamh faoi láimh
Declension
Declension of giolc

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative giolc giolcacha
Vocative a ghiolc a ghiolcacha
Genitive giolca giolcacha
Dative giolc giolcacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an giolc na giolcacha
Genitive an ghiolca na ngiolcacha
Dative leis an ngiolc

don ghiolc

 leis na giolcacha

Etymology 3

The Internet sense is a semantic loan from English tweet.

Verb

giolc (present analytic giolcann, future analytic giolcfaidh, verbal noun giolcadh, past participle giolctha)

  1. to tweet (make a short high-pitched sound)
    Synonym: gíog
  2. (Internet) to tweet (post an update to Twitter)
    Synonym: tvuíteáil
Conjugation
conjugation of giolc (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present giolcaim giolcann tú;
giolcair†		 giolcann sé, sí giolcaimid giolcann sibh giolcann siad;
giolcaid†		 a ghiolcann; a ghiolcas /
a ngiolcann*; a ngiolcas*		 giolctar
past ghiolc mé; ghiolcas ghiolc tú; ghiolcais ghiolc sé, sí ghiolcamar; ghiolc muid ghiolc sibh; ghiolcabhair ghiolc siad; ghiolcadar a ghiolc /
ar ghiolc*		 giolcadh
past habitual ghiolcainn / ngiolcainn‡‡ ghiolctá / ngiolctᇇ ghiolcadh sé, sí / ngiolcadh sé, s퇇 ghiolcaimis; ghiolcadh muid / ngiolcaimis‡‡; ngiolcadh muid‡‡ ghiolcadh sibh / ngiolcadh sibh‡‡ ghiolcaidís; ghiolcadh siad / ngiolcaidís‡‡; ngiolcadh siad‡‡ a ghiolcadh /
a ngiolcadh*		 ghiolctaí / ngiolcta퇇
future giolcfaidh mé;
giolcfad		 giolcfaidh tú;
giolcfair†		 giolcfaidh sé, sí giolcfaimid;
giolcfaidh muid		 giolcfaidh sibh giolcfaidh siad;
giolcfaid†		 a ghiolcfaidh; a ghiolcfas /
a ngiolcfaidh*; a ngiolcfas*		 giolcfar
conditional ghiolcfainn / ngiolcfainn‡‡ ghiolcfá / ngiolcfᇇ ghiolcfadh sé, sí / ngiolcfadh sé, s퇇 ghiolcfaimis; ghiolcfadh muid / ngiolcfaimis‡‡; ngiolcfadh muid‡‡ ghiolcfadh sibh / ngiolcfadh sibh‡‡ ghiolcfaidís; ghiolcfadh siad / ngiolcfaidís‡‡; ngiolcfadh siad‡‡ a ghiolcfadh /
a ngiolcfadh*		 ghiolcfaí / ngiolcfa퇇
subjunctive present go ngiolca mé;
go ngiolcad†		 go ngiolca tú;
go ngiolcair†		 go ngiolca sé, sí go ngiolcaimid;
go ngiolca muid		 go ngiolca sibh go ngiolca siad;
go ngiolcaid†		 — go ngiolctar
past dá ngiolcainn dá ngiolctá dá ngiolcadh sé, sí dá ngiolcaimis;
dá ngiolcadh muid		 dá ngiolcadh sibh dá ngiolcaidís;
dá ngiolcadh siad		 — dá ngiolctaí
imperative giolcaim giolc giolcadh sé, sí giolcaimis giolcaigí;
giolcaidh†		 giolcaidís — giolctar
verbal noun giolcadh
past participle giolctha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

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

References
  1. “giolc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. “giolc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

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