pluc

See also: pluć and płuc

Irish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the sound of releasing air from the cheeks. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic pluic.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /pˠl̪ˠuk/, /pˠlˠuk/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /pˠlˠʌk/, /pˠl̪ˠʌk/

Noun

pluc f (genitive singular pluice, nominative plural pluca)

1. (rounded) cheek
2. pucker (fold or wrinkle)

Declension

Declension of pluc (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative pluc pluca vocative a phluc a phluca genitive pluice pluc dative pluc pluic (archaic, dialectal) pluca forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an phluc na pluca genitive na pluice na bpluc dative leis an bpluc leis an bpluic (archaic, dialectal) don phluc don phluic (archaic, dialectal) leis na pluca

Derived terms

• plucach (“chubby-cheeked”, adjective)
• plucachán m (“chubby child”)
• plucaí m ((nickname for) chubby child)
• plucaidí m ((nickname for) chubby child)
• plucaire m (“large-cheeked person; cheeky person”)
• plucaireacht f (“impertinence, cheek”)
• plucán m (“chubby child”)
• plucánta (“chubby-cheeked”, adjective)

 

Verb

pluc (present analytic plucann, future analytic plucfaidh, verbal noun plucadh, past participle pluctha)

1. (intransitive) puff out, bulge
2. (transitive) stuff, cram

Conjugation

conjugation of pluc (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	plucaim	plucann tú; plucair†	plucann sé, sí	plucaimid	plucann sibh	plucann siad; plucaid†	a phlucann; a phlucas / a bplucann*	pluctar
	past	phluc mé; phlucas	phluc tú; phlucais	phluc sé, sí	phlucamar; phluc muid	phluc sibh; phlucabhair	phluc siad; phlucadar	a phluc / ar phluc*	plucadh
	past habitual	phlucainn / bplucainn‡‡	phluctá / bpluctᇇ	phlucadh sé, sí / bplucadh sé, s퇇	phlucaimis; phlucadh muid / bplucaimis‡‡; bplucadh muid‡‡	phlucadh sibh / bplucadh sibh‡‡	phlucaidís; phlucadh siad / bplucaidís‡‡; bplucadh siad‡‡	a phlucadh / a bplucadh*	phluctaí / bplucta퇇
future		plucfaidh mé; plucfad	plucfaidh tú; plucfair†	plucfaidh sé, sí	plucfaimid; plucfaidh muid	plucfaidh sibh	plucfaidh siad; plucfaid†	a phlucfaidh; a phlucfas / a bplucfaidh*	plucfar
conditional		phlucfainn / bplucfainn‡‡	phlucfá / bplucfᇇ	phlucfadh sé, sí / bplucfadh sé, s퇇	phlucfaimis; phlucfadh muid / bplucfaimis‡‡; bplucfadh muid‡‡	phlucfadh sibh / bplucfadh sibh‡‡	phlucfaidís; phlucfadh siad / bplucfaidís‡‡; bplucfadh siad‡‡	a phlucfadh / a bplucfadh*	phlucfaí / bplucfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go bpluca mé; go bplucad†	go bpluca tú; go bplucair†	go bpluca sé, sí	go bplucaimid; go bpluca muid	go bpluca sibh	go bpluca siad; go bplucaid†	—	go bpluctar
	past	dá bplucainn	dá bpluctá	dá bplucadh sé, sí	dá bplucaimis; dá bplucadh muid	dá bplucadh sibh	dá bplucaidís; dá bplucadh siad	—	dá bpluctaí
imperative		plucaim	pluc	plucadh sé, sí	plucaimis	plucaigí; plucaidh†	plucaidís	—	pluctar
verbal noun		plucadh
past participle		pluctha

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of pluc

radical	lenition	eclipsis
pluc	phluc	bpluc

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. (1904) “pluc”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 547
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pluc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pluc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “pluc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

pluc m (genitive pluic or pluca, plural plucan)

1. bump, lump
2. pimple
3. tumour
4. knot (in wood)

Mutation

Mutation of pluc

radical	lenition
pluc	phluc

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