siorc

Irish

Etymology 1

From English shark.

Noun

siorc m (genitive singular siorca, nominative plural siorcanna)

1. shark
2. (derogatory) predatory person, organisation

   Synonyms: sceartán, bradaí

Declension

Declension of siorc (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative siorc siorcanna vocative a shiorc a shiorcanna genitive siorca siorcanna dative siorc siorcanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an siorc na siorcanna genitive an tsiorca na siorcanna dative leis an siorc don siorc leis na siorcanna

Hyponyms

• craosaire
• liamhán gréine
• míolsiorc
• sionnach mara
• siorc bán aigéanach
• siorc bán mór
• siorc beagcheannach
• siorc carcairinideach
• siorc ceann casúir
• siorc dathannach
• siorc eite eitleoige
• siorc fíogaigh
• siorc gorm
• siorc liopaird
• siorc mácó
• siorc rua
• siorc tíograch

Etymology 2

From English jerk.

Noun

siorc m (genitive singular siorca, nominative plural siorcanna)

1. jerk

Declension

Declension of siorc (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative siorc siorcanna vocative a shiorc a shiorcanna genitive siorca siorcanna dative siorc siorcanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an siorc na siorcanna genitive an tsiorca na siorcanna dative leis an siorc don siorc leis na siorcanna

Verb

siorc (present analytic siorcann, future analytic siorcfaidh, verbal noun siorcadh, past participle siorctha)

1. (transitive) jerk

Conjugation

conjugation of siorc (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	siorcaim	siorcann tú; siorcair†	siorcann sé, sí	siorcaimid	siorcann sibh	siorcann siad; siorcaid†	a shiorcann; a shiorcas / a siorcann*	siorctar
	past	shiorc mé; shiorcas	shiorc tú; shiorcais	shiorc sé, sí	shiorcamar; shiorc muid	shiorc sibh; shiorcabhair	shiorc siad; shiorcadar	a shiorc / ar shiorc*	siorcadh
	past habitual	shiorcainn / siorcainn‡‡	shiorctá / siorctᇇ	shiorcadh sé, sí / siorcadh sé, s퇇	shiorcaimis; shiorcadh muid / siorcaimis‡‡; siorcadh muid‡‡	shiorcadh sibh / siorcadh sibh‡‡	shiorcaidís; shiorcadh siad / siorcaidís‡‡; siorcadh siad‡‡	a shiorcadh / a siorcadh*	shiorctaí / siorcta퇇
future		siorcfaidh mé; siorcfad	siorcfaidh tú; siorcfair†	siorcfaidh sé, sí	siorcfaimid; siorcfaidh muid	siorcfaidh sibh	siorcfaidh siad; siorcfaid†	a shiorcfaidh; a shiorcfas / a siorcfaidh*	siorcfar
conditional		shiorcfainn / siorcfainn‡‡	shiorcfá / siorcfᇇ	shiorcfadh sé, sí / siorcfadh sé, s퇇	shiorcfaimis; shiorcfadh muid / siorcfaimis‡‡; siorcfadh muid‡‡	shiorcfadh sibh / siorcfadh sibh‡‡	shiorcfaidís; shiorcfadh siad / siorcfaidís‡‡; siorcfadh siad‡‡	a shiorcfadh / a siorcfadh*	shiorcfaí / siorcfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go siorca mé; go siorcad†	go siorca tú; go siorcair†	go siorca sé, sí	go siorcaimid; go siorca muid	go siorca sibh	go siorca siad; go siorcaid†	—	go siorctar
	past	dá siorcainn	dá siorctá	dá siorcadh sé, sí	dá siorcaimis; dá siorcadh muid	dá siorcadh sibh	dá siorcaidís; dá siorcadh siad	—	dá siorctaí
imperative		siorcaim	siorc	siorcadh sé, sí	siorcaimis	siorcaigí; siorcaidh†	siorcaidís	—	siorctar
verbal noun		siorcadh
past participle		siorctha

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of siorc

radical	lenition	eclipsis
siorc	shiorc after an, tsiorc	not applicable

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From English shark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪɾʃk/
• IPA^(key): /ʃɪʃk/

Noun

siorc m (genitive singular siorca, plural siorcan)

1. shark

   Synonym: cearban

Mutation

Mutation of siorc

radical	lenition
siorc	shiorc after "an", t-siorc

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