plúch

See also: pluch

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pˠl̪ˠuːx/, /pˠlˠuːx/

Verb

plúch (present analytic plúchann, future analytic plúchfaidh, verbal noun plúchadh, past participle plúchta) (transitive)

to suffocate (transitive), smother, asphyxiate, stifle
to choke (transitive)
Synonym: tacht
to press, squeeze
to congest
to muffle (mute or deaden)
to inundate (overwhelm)
1. (business) to glut (a market)
2. (telecommunications) to jam (block or confuse a broadcast signal)

Usage notes

The Irish verb is transitive; the intransitive English senses of “suffocate, choke” etc. must be translated using a passive or impersonal construction, such as Tá sé á phlúchadh (“He is choking”), Plúchadh iad (“They (were) suffocated”), or by making the thing on which the person choked the subject of the sentence, as Phlúch an deatach í (“She asphyxiated on the smoke”, literally “The smoke asphyxiated her”).

Conjugation

conjugation of plúch (first conjugation – A)

tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
verbal noun	plúchadh
past participle	plúchta
tense	first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative
present	plúchaim	plúchann tú; plúchair^†	plúchann sé, sí	plúchaimid	plúchann sibh	plúchann siad; plúchaid^†	a phlúchann; a phlúchas / a bplúchann*	plúchtar
past	phlúch mé; phlúchas	phlúch tú; phlúchais	phlúch sé, sí	phlúchamar; phlúch muid	phlúch sibh; phlúchabhair	phlúch siad; phlúchadar	a phlúch / ar phlúch*	plúchadh
past habitual	phlúchainn / bplúchainn‡‡	phlúchtá / bplúchtá‡‡	phlúchadh sé, sí / bplúchadh sé, sí‡‡	phlúchaimis; phlúchadh muid / bplúchaimis‡‡; bplúchadh muid‡‡	phlúchadh sibh / bplúchadh sibh‡‡	phlúchaidís; phlúchadh siad / bplúchaidís‡‡; bplúchadh siad‡‡	a phlúchadh / a bplúchadh*	phlúchtaí / bplúchtaí‡‡
future	plúchfaidh mé; plúchfad	plúchfaidh tú; plúchfair^†	plúchfaidh sé, sí	plúchfaimid; plúchfaidh muid	plúchfaidh sibh	plúchfaidh siad; plúchfaid^†	a phlúchfaidh; a phlúchfas / a bplúchfaidh*	plúchfar
conditional	phlúchfainn / bplúchfainn‡‡	phlúchfá / bplúchfá‡‡	phlúchfadh sé, sí / bplúchfadh sé, sí‡‡	phlúchfaimis; phlúchfadh muid / bplúchfaimis‡‡; bplúchfadh muid‡‡	phlúchfadh sibh / bplúchfadh sibh‡‡	phlúchfaidís; phlúchfadh siad / bplúchfaidís‡‡; bplúchfadh siad‡‡	a phlúchfadh / a bplúchfadh*	phlúchfaí / bplúchfaí‡‡
subjunctive
present	go bplúcha mé; go bplúchad^†	go bplúcha tú; go bplúchair^†	go bplúcha sé, sí	go bplúchaimid; go bplúcha muid	go bplúcha sibh	go bplúcha siad; go bplúchaid^†	—	go bplúchtar
past	dá bplúchainn	dá bplúchtá	dá bplúchadh sé, sí	dá bplúchaimis; dá bplúchadh muid	dá bplúchadh sibh	dá bplúchaidís; dá bplúchadh siad	—	dá bplúchtaí
imperative
–	plúchaim	plúch	plúchadh sé, sí	plúchaimis	plúchaigí; plúchaidh^†	plúchaidís	—	plúchtar

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of *plúch*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
plúch	phlúch	bplúch

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