prioc

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English prikken, from Old English prician, priccan (“to prick”), from Proto-Germanic *prikōną, *prikjaną (“to pierce, prick”). Cognate with English prick.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʲɾʲʊk/

Verb

prioc (present analytic priocann, future analytic priocfaidh, verbal noun priocadh, past participle prioctha)

to prod, jab
to sting
to goad (someone to do something)
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 195:
  Do phrioc sé an cailín seo chun na h-oibre a dheunamh.
  He goaded this girl to do the work.

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	priocaim	priocann tú; priocair^†	priocann sé, sí	priocaimid	priocann sibh	priocann siad; priocaid^†	a phriocann; a phriocas / a bpriocann; a bpriocas	prioctar
	past	phrioc mé; phriocas	phrioc tú; phriocais	phrioc sé, sí	phriocamar; phrioc muid	phrioc sibh; phriocabhair	phrioc siad; phriocadar	a phrioc / ar phrioc*	priocadh
	past habitual	phriocainn / bpriocainn‡‡	phrioctá / bprioctá‡‡	phriocadh sé, sí / bpriocadh sé, sí‡‡	phriocaimis; phriocadh muid / bpriocaimis‡‡; bpriocadh muid‡‡	phriocadh sibh / bpriocadh sibh‡‡	phriocaidís; phriocadh siad / bpriocaidís‡‡; bpriocadh siad‡‡	a phriocadh / a bpriocadh*	phrioctaí / bprioctaí‡‡
	future	priocfaidh mé; priocfad	priocfaidh tú; priocfair^†	priocfaidh sé, sí	priocfaimid; priocfaidh muid	priocfaidh sibh	priocfaidh siad; priocfaid^†	a phriocfaidh; a phriocfas / a bpriocfaidh; a bpriocfas	priocfar
conditional		phriocfainn / bpriocfainn‡‡	phriocfá / bpriocfá‡‡	phriocfadh sé, sí / bpriocfadh sé, sí‡‡	phriocfaimis; phriocfadh muid / bpriocfaimis‡‡; bpriocfadh muid‡‡	phriocfadh sibh / bpriocfadh sibh‡‡	phriocfaidís; phriocfadh siad / bpriocfaidís‡‡; bpriocfadh siad‡‡	a phriocfadh / a bpriocfadh*	phriocfaí / bpriocfaí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go bprioca mé; go bpriocad^†	go bprioca tú; go bpriocair^†	go bprioca sé, sí	go bpriocaimid; go bprioca muid	go bprioca sibh	go bprioca siad; go bpriocaid^†	—	go bprioctar
subjunctive	past	dá bpriocainn	dá bprioctá	dá bpriocadh sé, sí	dá bpriocaimis; dá bpriocadh muid	dá bpriocadh sibh	dá bpriocaidís; dá bpriocadh siad	—	dá bprioctaí
imperative		priocaim	prioc	priocadh sé, sí	priocaimis	priocaigí; priocaidh^†	priocaidís	—	prioctar
verbal noun		priocadh
past participle		prioctha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
prioc	phrioc	bprioc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.