# pioc
## Catalan
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [piˈɔk]

### Noun

pioc m (plural piocs, feminine pioca)
* turkeycock, turkey
    Synonyms: gall dindi, indiot
* (derogatory) dimwit

### Adjective

pioc (feminine pioca, masculine plural piocs, feminine plural pioques)
* sickly
    Synonym: malaltís

### Further reading

* “pioc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “pioc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pʲʊk/
* (Munster) IPA: /pʲɯk/

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle English picken, from Proto-Germanic *pikōną.

#### Verb

pioc (present analytic piocann, future analytic piocfaidh, verbal noun piocadh, past participle pioctha)
* to pick (grasp and pull with fingers; remove a fruit or plant for consumption; decide between options)
* to preen

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | piocaim | piocann tú; piocair$^†$ | piocann sé, sí | piocaimid | piocann sibh | piocann siad; piocaid$^†$ | a phiocann; a phiocas / a bpiocann* | pioctar |
| indicative | past | phioc mé; phiocas | phioc tú; phiocais | phioc sé, sí | phiocamar; phioc muid | phioc sibh; phiocabhair | phioc siad; phiocadar | a phioc / ar phioc* | piocadh |
| indicative | past habitual | phiocainn / bpiocainn‡‡ | phioctá / bpioctá‡‡ | phiocadh sé, sí / bpiocadh sé, sí‡‡ | phiocaimis; phiocadh muid / bpiocaimis‡‡; bpiocadh muid‡‡ | phiocadh sibh / bpiocadh sibh‡‡ | phiocaidís; phiocadh siad / bpiocaidís‡‡; bpiocadh siad‡‡ | a phiocadh / a bpiocadh* | phioctaí / bpioctaí‡‡ |
| future | future | piocfaidh mé; piocfad | piocfaidh tú; piocfair$^†$ | piocfaidh sé, sí | piocfaimid; piocfaidh muid | piocfaidh sibh | piocfaidh siad; piocfaid$^†$ | a phiocfaidh; a phiocfas / a bpiocfaidh* | piocfar |
| conditional | conditional | phiocfainn / bpiocfainn‡‡ | phiocfá / bpiocfá‡‡ | phiocfadh sé, sí / bpiocfadh sé, sí‡‡ | phiocfaimis; phiocfadh muid / bpiocfaimis‡‡; bpiocfadh muid‡‡ | phiocfadh sibh / bpiocfadh sibh‡‡ | phiocfaidís; phiocfadh siad / bpiocfaidís‡‡; bpiocfadh siad‡‡ | a phiocfadh / a bpiocfadh* | phiocfaí / bpiocfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go bpioca mé; go bpiocad$^†$ | go bpioca tú; go bpiocair$^†$ | go bpioca sé, sí | go bpiocaimid; go bpioca muid | go bpioca sibh | go bpioca siad; go bpiocaid$^†$ | — | go bpioctar |
| subjunctive | past | dá bpiocainn | dá bpioctá | dá bpiocadh sé, sí | dá bpiocaimis; dá bpiocadh muid | dá bpiocadh sibh | dá bpiocaidís; dá bpiocadh siad | — | dá bpioctaí |
| imperative | imperative | piocaim | pioc | piocadh sé, sí | piocaimis | piocaigí; piocaidh$^†$ | piocaidís | — | pioctar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | piocadh | piocadh | piocadh | piocadh | piocadh | piocadh | piocadh | piocadh |
| past participle | past participle | pioctha | pioctha | pioctha | pioctha | pioctha | pioctha | pioctha | pioctha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

##### Derived terms

* pioc ar

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

pioc m (genitive singular pioc)
* bit, jot, whit, iota
    Bhí sé gach uile phioc chomh gléasta agus dá mba ea. ― It was every bit as shiny as could be.
* (chiefly in the negative) nothing
* particle (as of flesh)

##### Declension

Fourth declension

##### Synonyms

* dada

### References

* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 87

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pioc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pioc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “pioc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024