pocléim

Irish

Alternative forms

bocléim
boc-léim, poc-léim (superseded)^[1]

Etymology

From poc +‎ léim. Calque of English buckjump.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔkˌlʲeːmʲ/^[2]

Noun

pocléim f (genitive singular pocléime, nominative plural pocléimeanna)

verbal noun of pocléim
bound (sizable jump)
buckjump

Declension

Declension of pocléim (second declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	pocléim	pocléimeanna
vocative	a phocléim	a phocléimeanna
genitive	pocléime	pocléimeanna
dative	pocléim	pocléimeanna

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an phocléim	na pocléimeanna
genitive	na pocléime	na bpocléimeanna
dative	leis an bpocléim don phocléim	leis na pocléimeanna

Derived terms

pocléimneach

Verb

pocléim (present analytic pocléimeann, future analytic pocléimfidh, verbal noun pocléim, past participle pocléimthe)

to buckjump
to jump around, frisk, gambol, cavort

Conjugation

Conjugation of *pocléim* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	pocléimim	pocléimeann tú; pocléimir^†	pocléimeann sé, sí	pocléimimid; pocléimeann muid	pocléimeann sibh	pocléimeann siad; pocléimid^†	a phocléimeann; a phocléimeas	pocléimtear
past	phocléim mé; phocléimeas	phocléim tú; phocléimis	phocléim sé, sí	phocléimeamar; phocléim muid	phocléim sibh; phocléimeabhair	phocléim siad; phocléimeadar	a phocléim	pocléimeadh
past habitual	phocléiminn / pocléiminn^‡	phocléimteá / pocléimteá^‡	phocléimeadh sé, sí / pocléimeadh sé, sí^‡	phocléimimis; phocléimeadh muid / pocléimimis^‡; pocléimeadh muid^‡	phocléimeadh sibh / pocléimeadh sibh^‡	phocléimidís; phocléimeadh siad / pocléimidís^‡; pocléimeadh siad^‡	a phocléimeadh	phocléimtí / pocléimtí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	pocléimfidh mé; pocléimfead	pocléimfidh tú; pocléimfir^†	pocléimfidh sé, sí	pocléimfimid; pocléimfidh muid	pocléimfidh sibh	pocléimfidh siad; pocléimfid^†	a phocléimfidh; a phocléimfeas	pocléimfear
conditional	phocléimfinn / pocléimfinn^‡	phocléimfeá / pocléimfeá^‡	phocléimfeadh sé, sí / pocléimfeadh sé, sí^‡	phocléimfimis; phocléimfeadh muid / pocléimfimis^‡; pocléimfeadh muid^‡	phocléimfeadh sibh / pocléimfeadh sibh^‡	phocléimfidís; phocléimfeadh siad / pocléimfidís^‡; pocléimfeadh siad^‡	a phocléimfeadh	phocléimfí / pocléimfí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go bpocléime mé; go bpocléimead^†	go bpocléime tú; go bpocléimir^†	go bpocléime sé, sí	go bpocléimimid; go bpocléime muid	go bpocléime sibh	go bpocléime siad; go bpocléimid^†	—	go bpocléimtear
past	dá bpocléiminn	dá bpocléimteá	dá bpocléimeadh sé, sí	dá bpocléimimis; dá bpocléimeadh muid	dá bpocléimeadh sibh	dá bpocléimidís; dá bpocléimeadh siad	—	dá bpocléimtí

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	pocléimim	pocléim	pocléimeadh sé, sí	pocléimimis	pocléimigí; pocléimidh^†	pocléimidís	—	pocléimtear

past participle	pocléimthe

verbal noun	pocléim

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Mutation

Mutated forms of *pocléim*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
pocléim	phocléim	bpocléim

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

References

^ “pocléim”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 249, page 125