plaic

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pˠlˠac/

Etymology 1

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Noun

plaic f (genitive singular plaice, nominative plural plaiceanna)

1. plaque

Declension

Declension of plaic (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative plaic plaiceanna vocative a phlaic a phlaiceanna genitive plaice plaiceanna dative plaic plaiceanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an phlaic na plaiceanna genitive na plaice na bplaiceanna dative leis an bplaic don phlaic leis na plaiceanna

Etymology 2

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Noun

plaic f (genitive singular plaice, nominative plural plaiceanna)

1. large bite, mouthful

Declension

Declension of plaic (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative plaic plaiceanna vocative a phlaic a phlaiceanna genitive plaice plaiceanna dative plaic plaiceanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an phlaic na plaiceanna genitive na plaice na bplaiceanna dative leis an bplaic don phlaic leis na plaiceanna

Etymology 3

Verb

plaic (present analytic plaiceann, future analytic plaicfidh, verbal noun plaiceadh, past participle plaicthe)

1. Alternative form of plac

Mutation

Mutated forms of plaic

radical	lenition	eclipsis
plaic	phlaic	bplaic

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “plaic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “plaic”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “plaic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025