giolc

Irish

Etymology 1

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
singular plural
nominative giolc giolcacha
vocative a ghiolc a ghiolcacha
genitive giolca giolcacha
dative giolc giolcacha
forms with the definite article
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)
verbal noun giolcadh
past participle giolctha
tense 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* 		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* 		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

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

Etymology 2

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
singular plural
nominative giolc giolcacha
vocative a ghiolc a ghiolcacha
genitive giolca giolcacha
dative giolc giolcacha
forms with the definite article
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)
verbal noun giolcadh
past participle giolctha
tense 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* 		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* 		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

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of giolc
radical lenition eclipsis
giolc ghiolc ngiolc

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

References

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

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “giolc”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 536; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “giolcaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 536; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “giolc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “giolc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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