giolc

Irish

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• giol, giulc

Noun

giolc m (genitive singular giolca, nominative plural giolcacha)

1. reed (grasslike plant)

   Synonym: giolcach

Declension

Declension of giolc

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative giolc giolcacha Vocative a ghiolc a ghiolcacha Genitive giolca giolcacha Dative giolc giolcacha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an giolc na giolcacha Genitive an ghiolca na ngiolcacha Dative leis an ngiolc don ghiolc leis na giolcacha

Derived terms

• giolcach

Verb

giolc (present analytic giolcann, future analytic giolcfaidh, verbal noun giolcadh, past participle giolctha)

1. to beat (with a rod), cane

   Synonym: buail le slat

Conjugation

conjugation of giolc (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	giolcaim	giolcann tú; giolcair†	giolcann sé, sí	giolcaimid	giolcann sibh	giolcann siad; giolcaid†	a ghiolcann; a ghiolcas / a ngiolcann*; a ngiolcas*	giolctar
	past	ghiolc mé; ghiolcas	ghiolc tú; ghiolcais	ghiolc sé, sí	ghiolcamar; ghiolc muid	ghiolc sibh; ghiolcabhair	ghiolc siad; ghiolcadar	a ghiolc / ar ghiolc*	giolcadh
	past habitual	ghiolcainn / ngiolcainn‡‡	ghiolctá / ngiolctᇇ	ghiolcadh sé, sí / ngiolcadh sé, s퇇	ghiolcaimis; ghiolcadh muid / ngiolcaimis‡‡; ngiolcadh muid‡‡	ghiolcadh sibh / ngiolcadh sibh‡‡	ghiolcaidís; ghiolcadh siad / ngiolcaidís‡‡; ngiolcadh siad‡‡	a ghiolcadh / a ngiolcadh*	ghiolctaí / ngiolcta퇇
future		giolcfaidh mé; giolcfad	giolcfaidh tú; giolcfair†	giolcfaidh sé, sí	giolcfaimid; giolcfaidh muid	giolcfaidh sibh	giolcfaidh siad; giolcfaid†	a ghiolcfaidh; a ghiolcfas / a ngiolcfaidh*; a ngiolcfas*	giolcfar
conditional		ghiolcfainn / ngiolcfainn‡‡	ghiolcfá / ngiolcfᇇ	ghiolcfadh sé, sí / ngiolcfadh sé, s퇇	ghiolcfaimis; ghiolcfadh muid / ngiolcfaimis‡‡; ngiolcfadh muid‡‡	ghiolcfadh sibh / ngiolcfadh sibh‡‡	ghiolcfaidís; ghiolcfadh siad / ngiolcfaidís‡‡; ngiolcfadh siad‡‡	a ghiolcfadh / a ngiolcfadh*	ghiolcfaí / ngiolcfa퇇
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
	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		giolcaim	giolc	giolcadh sé, sí	giolcaimis	giolcaigí; giolcaidh†	giolcaidís	—	giolctar
verbal noun		giolcadh
past participle		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)

1. underhand throw

   Synonym: caitheamh faoi láimh

Declension

Declension of giolc

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative giolc giolcacha Vocative a ghiolc a ghiolcacha Genitive giolca giolcacha Dative giolc giolcacha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an giolc na giolcacha Genitive an ghiolca na ngiolcacha Dative leis an ngiolc don ghiolc leis na giolcacha

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)

1. to tweet (make a short high-pitched sound)

   Synonym: gíog

2. (Internet) to tweet (post an update to Twitter)

   Synonym: tvuíteáil

Conjugation

conjugation of giolc (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	giolcaim	giolcann tú; giolcair†	giolcann sé, sí	giolcaimid	giolcann sibh	giolcann siad; giolcaid†	a ghiolcann; a ghiolcas / a ngiolcann*; a ngiolcas*	giolctar
	past	ghiolc mé; ghiolcas	ghiolc tú; ghiolcais	ghiolc sé, sí	ghiolcamar; ghiolc muid	ghiolc sibh; ghiolcabhair	ghiolc siad; ghiolcadar	a ghiolc / ar ghiolc*	giolcadh
	past habitual	ghiolcainn / ngiolcainn‡‡	ghiolctá / ngiolctᇇ	ghiolcadh sé, sí / ngiolcadh sé, s퇇	ghiolcaimis; ghiolcadh muid / ngiolcaimis‡‡; ngiolcadh muid‡‡	ghiolcadh sibh / ngiolcadh sibh‡‡	ghiolcaidís; ghiolcadh siad / ngiolcaidís‡‡; ngiolcadh siad‡‡	a ghiolcadh / a ngiolcadh*	ghiolctaí / ngiolcta퇇
future		giolcfaidh mé; giolcfad	giolcfaidh tú; giolcfair†	giolcfaidh sé, sí	giolcfaimid; giolcfaidh muid	giolcfaidh sibh	giolcfaidh siad; giolcfaid†	a ghiolcfaidh; a ghiolcfas / a ngiolcfaidh*; a ngiolcfas*	giolcfar
conditional		ghiolcfainn / ngiolcfainn‡‡	ghiolcfá / ngiolcfᇇ	ghiolcfadh sé, sí / ngiolcfadh sé, s퇇	ghiolcfaimis; ghiolcfadh muid / ngiolcfaimis‡‡; ngiolcfadh muid‡‡	ghiolcfadh sibh / ngiolcfadh sibh‡‡	ghiolcfaidís; ghiolcfadh siad / ngiolcfaidís‡‡; ngiolcfadh siad‡‡	a ghiolcfadh / a ngiolcfadh*	ghiolcfaí / ngiolcfa퇇
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
	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		giolcaim	giolc	giolcadh sé, sí	giolcaimis	giolcaigí; giolcaidh†	giolcaidís	—	giolctar
verbal noun		giolcadh
past participle		giolctha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
giolc	ghiolc	ngiolc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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