plaic

plaic

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pˠlˠac/

Etymology 1

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Noun

plaic f (genitive singular plaice, nominative plural plaiceanna)

1. plaque

Declension

Declension of plaic

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative plaic plaiceanna Vocative a phlaic a phlaiceanna Genitive plaice plaiceanna Dative plaic plaiceanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an phlaic na plaiceanna Genitive na plaice na bplaiceanna Dative leis an bplaic don phlaic leis na plaiceanna

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

plaic f (genitive singular plaice, nominative plural plaiceanna)

1. large bite, mouthful

Declension

Declension of plaic

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative plaic plaiceanna Vocative a phlaic a phlaiceanna Genitive plaice plaiceanna Dative plaic plaiceanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an phlaic na plaiceanna Genitive na plaice na bplaiceanna Dative leis an bplaic don phlaic leis na plaiceanna

Verb

plaic (present analytic plaiceann, future analytic plaicfidh, verbal noun plaiceadh, past participle plaicthe)

1. Alternative form of plac

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
plaic	phlaic	bplaic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “plaic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “plaic” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “plaic” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.