pluc

See also: pluć and płuc

Irish

Etymology

Cognate with Scottish Gaelic pluic.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /pl̪ˠʊk/
• (Munster) IPA^(key): /pl̪ˠʌk/

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*; a bplucas*	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*; a bplucfas*	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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pluc	phluc	bpluc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 pluc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• 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

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
pluc	phluc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.