# giolc
## Irish
### Etymology 1
#### Alternative forms

* giol, giulc

#### Noun

giolc m (genitive singular giolca, nominative plural giolcacha)
* reed (grasslike plant)
    Synonym: giolcach

##### Declension

Third declension

##### Derived terms

* giolcach

#### Verb

giolc (present analytic giolcann, future analytic giolcfaidh, verbal noun giolcadh, past participle giolctha)
* to beat (with a rod), cane
    Synonym: buail le slat

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | giolcaim | giolcann tú; giolcair$^†$ | giolcann sé, sí | giolcaimid | giolcann sibh | giolcann siad; giolcaid$^†$ | a ghiolcann; a ghiolcas / a ngiolcann* | giolctar |
| indicative | past | ghiolc mé; ghiolcas | ghiolc tú; ghiolcais | ghiolc sé, sí | ghiolcamar; ghiolc muid | ghiolc sibh; ghiolcabhair | ghiolc siad; ghiolcadar | a ghiolc / ar ghiolc* | giolcadh |
| indicative | past habitual | ghiolcainn / ngiolcainn‡‡ | ghiolctá / ngiolctá‡‡ | ghiolcadh sé, sí / ngiolcadh sé, sí‡‡ | ghiolcaimis; ghiolcadh muid / ngiolcaimis‡‡; ngiolcadh muid‡‡ | ghiolcadh sibh / ngiolcadh sibh‡‡ | ghiolcaidís; ghiolcadh siad / ngiolcaidís‡‡; ngiolcadh siad‡‡ | a ghiolcadh / a ngiolcadh* | ghiolctaí / ngiolctaí‡‡ |
| future | future | giolcfaidh mé; giolcfad | giolcfaidh tú; giolcfair$^†$ | giolcfaidh sé, sí | giolcfaimid; giolcfaidh muid | giolcfaidh sibh | giolcfaidh siad; giolcfaid$^†$ | a ghiolcfaidh; a ghiolcfas / a ngiolcfaidh* | giolcfar |
| conditional | conditional | ghiolcfainn / ngiolcfainn‡‡ | ghiolcfá / ngiolcfá‡‡ | ghiolcfadh sé, sí / ngiolcfadh sé, sí‡‡ | ghiolcfaimis; ghiolcfadh muid / ngiolcfaimis‡‡; ngiolcfadh muid‡‡ | ghiolcfadh sibh / ngiolcfadh sibh‡‡ | ghiolcfaidís; ghiolcfadh siad / ngiolcfaidís‡‡; ngiolcfadh siad‡‡ | a ghiolcfadh / a ngiolcfadh* | ghiolcfaí / ngiolcfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go ngiolca mé; go ngiolcad$^†$ | go ngiolca tú; go ngiolcair$^†$ | go ngiolca sé, sí | go ngiolcaimid; go ngiolca muid | go ngiolca sibh | go ngiolca siad; go ngiolcaid$^†$ | — | go ngiolctar |
| subjunctive | past | dá ngiolcainn | dá ngiolctá | dá ngiolcadh sé, sí | dá ngiolcaimis; dá ngiolcadh muid | dá ngiolcadh sibh | dá ngiolcaidís; dá ngiolcadh siad | — | dá ngiolctaí |
| imperative | imperative | giolcaim | giolc | giolcadh sé, sí | giolcaimis | giolcaigí; giolcaidh$^†$ | giolcaidís | — | giolctar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | giolcadh | giolcadh | giolcadh | giolcadh | giolcadh | giolcadh | giolcadh | giolcadh |
| past participle | past participle | giolctha | giolctha | giolctha | giolctha | giolctha | giolctha | giolctha | giolctha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* giulc

#### Noun

giolc m (genitive singular giolca, nominative plural giolcacha)
* underhand throw
    Synonym: caitheamh faoi láimh

##### Declension

Third declension

### Etymology 3

The Internet sense is a semantic loan from English tweet.

#### Verb

giolc (present analytic giolcann, future analytic giolcfaidh, verbal noun giolcadh, past participle giolctha)
* to tweet (make a short high-pitched sound)
    Synonym: gíog
* (Internet) to tweet (post an update to Twitter)
    Synonym: tvuíteáil

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | giolcaim | giolcann tú; giolcair$^†$ | giolcann sé, sí | giolcaimid | giolcann sibh | giolcann siad; giolcaid$^†$ | a ghiolcann; a ghiolcas / a ngiolcann* | giolctar |
| indicative | past | ghiolc mé; ghiolcas | ghiolc tú; ghiolcais | ghiolc sé, sí | ghiolcamar; ghiolc muid | ghiolc sibh; ghiolcabhair | ghiolc siad; ghiolcadar | a ghiolc / ar ghiolc* | giolcadh |
| indicative | past habitual | ghiolcainn / ngiolcainn‡‡ | ghiolctá / ngiolctá‡‡ | ghiolcadh sé, sí / ngiolcadh sé, sí‡‡ | ghiolcaimis; ghiolcadh muid / ngiolcaimis‡‡; ngiolcadh muid‡‡ | ghiolcadh sibh / ngiolcadh sibh‡‡ | ghiolcaidís; ghiolcadh siad / ngiolcaidís‡‡; ngiolcadh siad‡‡ | a ghiolcadh / a ngiolcadh* | ghiolctaí / ngiolctaí‡‡ |
| future | future | giolcfaidh mé; giolcfad | giolcfaidh tú; giolcfair$^†$ | giolcfaidh sé, sí | giolcfaimid; giolcfaidh muid | giolcfaidh sibh | giolcfaidh siad; giolcfaid$^†$ | a ghiolcfaidh; a ghiolcfas / a ngiolcfaidh* | giolcfar |
| conditional | conditional | ghiolcfainn / ngiolcfainn‡‡ | ghiolcfá / ngiolcfá‡‡ | ghiolcfadh sé, sí / ngiolcfadh sé, sí‡‡ | ghiolcfaimis; ghiolcfadh muid / ngiolcfaimis‡‡; ngiolcfadh muid‡‡ | ghiolcfadh sibh / ngiolcfadh sibh‡‡ | ghiolcfaidís; ghiolcfadh siad / ngiolcfaidís‡‡; ngiolcfadh siad‡‡ | a ghiolcfadh / a ngiolcfadh* | ghiolcfaí / ngiolcfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go ngiolca mé; go ngiolcad$^†$ | go ngiolca tú; go ngiolcair$^†$ | go ngiolca sé, sí | go ngiolcaimid; go ngiolca muid | go ngiolca sibh | go ngiolca siad; go ngiolcaid$^†$ | — | go ngiolctar |
| subjunctive | past | dá ngiolcainn | dá ngiolctá | dá ngiolcadh sé, sí | dá ngiolcaimis; dá ngiolcadh muid | dá ngiolcadh sibh | dá ngiolcaidís; dá ngiolcadh siad | — | dá ngiolctaí |
| imperative | imperative | giolcaim | giolc | giolcadh sé, sí | giolcaimis | giolcaigí; giolcaidh$^†$ | giolcaidís | — | giolctar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | giolcadh | giolcadh | giolcadh | giolcadh | giolcadh | giolcadh | giolcadh | giolcadh |
| past participle | past participle | giolctha | giolctha | giolctha | giolctha | giolctha | giolctha | giolctha | giolctha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### References

* ↑ “giolc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
* ↑ “giolc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “giolc”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “giolcaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “giolc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* “giolc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024