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*	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*	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*	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*	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

Mutated forms of giolc

radical	lenition	eclipsis
giolc	ghiolc	ngiolc

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

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