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): /pʲɾʲuk/

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”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 195:
  Do phrioc sé an cailín seo chun na h-oibre a dheunamh.
  He goaded this girl to do the work.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *prioc* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	priocaim	priocann tú; priocair^†	priocann sé, sí	priocaimid; priocann muid	priocann sibh	priocann siad; priocaid^†	a phriocann; a phriocas	prioctar
past	phrioc mé; phriocas	phrioc tú; phriocais	phrioc sé, sí	phriocamar; phrioc muid	phrioc sibh; phriocabhair	phrioc siad; phriocadar	a phrioc	priocadh
past habitual	phriocainn / priocainn^‡	phrioctá / prioctá^‡	phriocadh sé, sí / priocadh sé, sí^‡	phriocaimis; phriocadh muid / priocaimis^‡; priocadh muid^‡	phriocadh sibh / priocadh sibh^‡	phriocaidís; phriocadh siad / priocaidís^‡; priocadh siad^‡	a phriocadh	phrioctaí / prioctaí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	priocfaidh mé; priocfad	priocfaidh tú; priocfair^†	priocfaidh sé, sí	priocfaimid; priocfaidh muid	priocfaidh sibh	priocfaidh siad; priocfaid^†	a phriocfaidh; a phriocfas	priocfar
conditional	phriocfainn / priocfainn^‡	phriocfá / priocfá^‡	phriocfadh sé, sí / priocfadh sé, sí^‡	phriocfaimis; phriocfadh muid / priocfaimis^‡; priocfadh muid^‡	phriocfadh sibh / priocfadh sibh^‡	phriocfaidís; phriocfadh siad / priocfaidís^‡; priocfadh siad^‡	a phriocfadh	phriocfaí / priocfaí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
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
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	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	priocaim	prioc	priocadh sé, sí	priocaimis	priocaigí; priocaidh^†	priocaidís	—	prioctar

past participle	prioctha

verbal noun	priocadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Mutation

Mutated forms of *prioc*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
prioc	phrioc	bprioc

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