siorc
Irish
Etymology 1
From English shark.
Noun
siorc m (genitive singular siorca, nominative plural siorcanna)
- shark
- (derogatory) predatory person, organisation
- Synonyms: sceartán, bradaí
Declension
Declension of siorc
Third declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Hyponyms
- craosaire
- liamhán gréine
- míolsiorc
- sionnach mara
- siorc bán aigéanach
- siorc bán mór
- siorc beagcheannach
- siorc carcairinideach
- siorc ceann casúir
- siorc dathannach
- siorc eite eitleoige
- siorc fíogaigh
- siorc gorm
- siorc liopaird
- siorc mácó
- siorc rua
- siorc tíograch
Etymology 2
From English jerk.
Noun
siorc m (genitive singular siorca, nominative plural siorcanna)
- jerk
Declension
Declension of siorc
Third declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Verb
siorc (present analytic siorcann, future analytic siorcfaidh, verbal noun siorcadh, past participle siorctha)
- (transitive) jerk
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | siorcaim | siorcann tú; siorcair† | siorcann sé, sí | siorcaimid | siorcann sibh | siorcann siad; siorcaid† | a shiorcann; a shiorcas / a siorcann*; a siorcas* | siorctar |
| past | shiorc mé; shiorcas | shiorc tú; shiorcais | shiorc sé, sí | shiorcamar; shiorc muid | shiorc sibh; shiorcabhair | shiorc siad; shiorcadar | a shiorc / ar shiorc* | siorcadh | |
| past habitual | shiorcainn / siorcainn‡‡ | shiorctá / siorctᇇ | shiorcadh sé, sí / siorcadh sé, s퇇 | shiorcaimis; shiorcadh muid / siorcaimis‡‡; siorcadh muid‡‡ | shiorcadh sibh / siorcadh sibh‡‡ | shiorcaidís; shiorcadh siad / siorcaidís‡‡; siorcadh siad‡‡ | a shiorcadh / a siorcadh* | shiorctaí / siorcta퇇 | |
| future | siorcfaidh mé; siorcfad | siorcfaidh tú; siorcfair† | siorcfaidh sé, sí | siorcfaimid; siorcfaidh muid | siorcfaidh sibh | siorcfaidh siad; siorcfaid† | a shiorcfaidh; a shiorcfas / a siorcfaidh*; a siorcfas* | siorcfar | |
| conditional | shiorcfainn / siorcfainn‡‡ | shiorcfá / siorcfᇇ | shiorcfadh sé, sí / siorcfadh sé, s퇇 | shiorcfaimis; shiorcfadh muid / siorcfaimis‡‡; siorcfadh muid‡‡ | shiorcfadh sibh / siorcfadh sibh‡‡ | shiorcfaidís; shiorcfadh siad / siorcfaidís‡‡; siorcfadh siad‡‡ | a shiorcfadh / a siorcfadh* | shiorcfaí / siorcfa퇇 | |
| subjunctive | present | go siorca mé; go siorcad† | go siorca tú; go siorcair† | go siorca sé, sí | go siorcaimid; go siorca muid | go siorca sibh | go siorca siad; go siorcaid† | — | go siorctar |
| past | dá siorcainn | dá siorctá | dá siorcadh sé, sí | dá siorcaimis; dá siorcadh muid | dá siorcadh sibh | dá siorcaidís; dá siorcadh siad | — | dá siorctaí | |
| imperative | siorcaim | siorc | siorcadh sé, sí | siorcaimis | siorcaigí; siorcaidh† | siorcaidís | — | siorctar | |
| verbal noun | siorcadh | ||||||||
| past participle | siorctha | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| siorc | shiorc after an, tsiorc | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “siorc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “siorc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “siorc” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From English shark.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɪɾʃk/
- IPA(key): /ʃɪʃk/
Noun
siorc m (genitive singular siorca, plural siorcan)
- shark
- Synonym: cearban
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| siorc | shiorc after "an", t-siorc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |