póc

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See also: poc, POC, PoC, pôc, poč, poç, and рос

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin (dare) pācem (to give peace) (originally a kiss as a sign of peace during a mass), via Brythonic.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

póc f (genitive póice, nominative plural póca)

  1. kiss

Inflection[edit]

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative pócL póicL pócaH
Vocative pócL póicL pócaH
Accusative póicN póicL pócaH
Genitive póiceH pócL pócN
Dative póicL pócaib pócaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Irish: póc
  • Middle Irish: pócad
  • Middle Irish: pócaid

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
póc phóc
or unchanged
póc
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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