roc
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Spanish rocho, ruc, from Arabic رُخّ (ruḵḵ), from Persian رخ (rox).
Alternative forms
Noun
roc (plural rocs)
- An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.
- The Arabian Nights Entertainment. Tale 4. Sinbad. The Second Voyage.
- "By this time the sun was about to set, and all of a sudden the sky became as dark as if it had been covered with a thick cloud. I was much astonished at this sudden darkness, but much more when I found it occasioned by a bird of a monstrous size, that came flying toward me. I remembered that I had often heard mariners speak of a miraculous bird called Roc, and conceived that the great dome which I so much admired must be its egg. In short, the bird alighted, and sat over the egg. As I perceived her coming, I crept to the egg, so that I had before me one of the legs of the bird, which was as big as the trunk of a tree. I tied myself strongly to it with my turban, in hopes that the roc next morning would carry me with her out of this desert island. After having passed the night in this condition, the bird flew away as soon as it was daylight, and carried me so high, that I could not discern the earth;
- The Arabian Nights Entertainment. Tale 4. Sinbad. The Second Voyage.
Synonyms
- peng (Chinese contexts)
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
roc
Anagrams
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From roca.
Noun
roc m (plural rocs)
See also
Etymology 2
From Persian رخ (rox), from Middle Persian lhw' (rox, “rook, castle (chess)”).
Noun
roc m (plural rocs)
Further reading
- “roc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Variant of roche.
Noun
roc m (plural rocs)
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old French roc, ultimately from Persian رخ (rox), from Middle Persian lhw' (rox, “rook, castle (chess)”), possibly from Sanskrit रथ (ratha, “chariot”).
Noun
roc m (plural rocs)
Related terms
Further reading
- “roc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Noun
roc (plural roches)
- rook (chess piece)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Norse hrukka (“wrinkle”)
Noun
roc m (genitive singular roic, nominative plural roic)
- ray (fish)
Declension
Derived terms
- roc ga nimhe (“stingray”)
- roc iolair (“eagle ray”)
- roc nimhe (“electric ray, numb-fish”)
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “roc”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
Etymology 2
From Old Irish roc (“wrinkle”).
Noun
roc m (genitive singular roic, nominative plural roic)
Declension
Verb
roc (present analytic rocann, future analytic rocfaidh, verbal noun rocadh, past participle roctha) (transitive, intransitive)
Conjugation
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | rocaim | rocann tú; rocair† |
rocann sé, sí | rocaimid | rocann sibh | rocann siad; rocaid† |
a rocann; a rocas | roctar |
| past | roc mé; rocas | roc tú; rocais | roc sé, sí | rocamar; roc muid | roc sibh; rocabhair | roc siad; rocadar | a roc / ar roc* |
rocadh | |
| past habitual | rocainn | roctá | rocadh sé, sí | rocaimis; rocadh muid | rocadh sibh | rocaidís; rocadh siad | a rocadh / a rocadh* |
roctaí | |
| future | rocfaidh mé; rocfad |
rocfaidh tú; rocfair† |
rocfaidh sé, sí | rocfaimid; rocfaidh muid |
rocfaidh sibh | rocfaidh siad; rocfaid† |
a rocfaidh; a rocfas | rocfar | |
| conditional | rocfainn | rocfá | rocfadh sé, sí | rocfaimis; rocfadh muid | rocfadh sibh | rocfaidís; rocfadh siad | a rocfadh / a rocfadh* |
rocfaí | |
| subjunctive | present | go roca mé; go rocad† |
go roca tú; go rocair† |
go roca sé, sí | go rocaimid; go roca muid |
go roca sibh | go roca siad; go rocaid† |
— | go roctar |
| past | dá rocainn | dá roctá | dá rocadh sé, sí | dá rocaimis; dá rocadh muid |
dá rocadh sibh | dá rocaidís; dá rocadh siad |
— | dá roctaí | |
| imperative | rocaim | roc | rocadh sé, sí | rocaimis | rocaigí; rocaidh† |
rocaidís | — | roctar | |
| verbal noun | rocadh | ||||||||
| past participle | roctha | ||||||||
conjugation of roc (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Derived terms
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “roc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Verb
roc
- inflection of rakt:
Etymology
From Old French roc.
Noun
roc m (plural rocs)
Descendants
- French: roc
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (roc)
Etymology
Noun
roc oblique singular, m (oblique plural ros, nominative singular ros, nominative plural roc)
Descendants
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (roc)
Verb
roc
- Latin script form of រោច៑ (“to withdraw”)
Noun
roc
Noun
roc m
- Alternative spelling of rok
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
roc m (not mutable)
- rock (style of music)
- Synonym: cerddoriaeth roc
See also
- roc-a-rôl
- roc-an-rôl
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “roc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Etymology
Noun
roc (n)
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