pluc

See also: pluć, płuc, and płuć

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): /pˠlˠɞk/, /pˠl̪ˠɞk/

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 singular plural nominative pluc pluca vocative a phluc a phluca genitive pluice pluc dative pluc pluic (archaic, dialectal) pluca forms with the definite article 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)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	plucaim	plucann tú; plucair†	plucann sé, sí	plucaimid; plucann muid	plucann sibh	plucann siad; plucaid†	a phlucann; a phlucas	pluctar
past	phluc mé; phlucas	phluc tú; phlucais	phluc sé, sí	phlucamar; phluc muid	phluc sibh; phlucabhair	phluc siad; phlucadar	a phluc	plucadh
past habitual	phlucainn / plucainn‡	phluctá / pluctá‡	phlucadh sé, sí / plucadh sé, sí‡	phlucaimis; phlucadh muid / plucaimis‡; plucadh muid‡	phlucadh sibh / plucadh sibh‡	phlucaidís; phlucadh siad / plucaidís‡; plucadh siad‡	a phlucadh	phluctaí / pluctaí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	plucfaidh mé; plucfad	plucfaidh tú; plucfair†	plucfaidh sé, sí	plucfaimid; plucfaidh muid	plucfaidh sibh	plucfaidh siad; plucfaid†	a phlucfaidh; a phlucfas	plucfar
conditional	phlucfainn / plucfainn‡	phlucfá / plucfá‡	phlucfadh sé, sí / plucfadh sé, sí‡	phlucfaimis; phlucfadh muid / plucfaimis‡; plucfadh muid‡	phlucfadh sibh / plucfadh sibh‡	phlucfaidís; phlucfadh siad / plucfaidís‡; plucfadh siad‡	a phlucfadh	phlucfaí / plucfaí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
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	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	plucaim	pluc	plucadh sé, sí	plucaimis	plucaigí; plucaidh†	plucaidís	—	pluctar
past participle	pluctha
verbal noun	plucadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

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 [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 547
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “pluc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “pluc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “pluc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

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.