póc

See also: poc, POC, PoC, pôc, poč, poç, and põć

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poːɡ/

Noun

póc f (genitive póice, nominative plural póca)

  1. kiss

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative pócL póicL pócaH
vocative pócL póicL pócaH
accusative póicN póicL pócaH
genitive póiceH pócL pócN
dative póicL pócaib pócaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • pócnat

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: póc
  • Middle Irish: pócad
  • Middle Irish: pócaid

Mutation

Mutation of póc
radical lenition nasalization
póc phóc
or unchanged
póc
pronounced with /b-/

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

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