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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Deverbal from tocar.

Noun

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toc m (plural tocs)

  1. touch
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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toc

  1. (Balearic) first-person singular present indicative of tocar

French

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Etymology

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onomatopoeia

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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toc m (plural tocs)

  1. a knock
  2. (automotive) engine knocking (toc moteur), especially when reduplicated as toc-toc
  3. (mime) a small, sudden, change in motion that is part of a larger movement

References

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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tōc

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of tacan

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hungarian tok.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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toc n (plural tocuri)

  1. heel
  2. case
  3. doorframe

Declension

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Southwestern Dinka

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Noun

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toc (locative tooc)

  1. plain, grassland
  2. permanent swamp area, floodplain

References

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  • Dinka-English Dictionary[1], 2005

Welsh

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Etymology

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Compare tocio (to dock, to clip).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /tɔk/

Noun

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toc m (plural tocau or tociau)

  1. piece
  2. slice

Adverb

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toc

  1. soon
    Toc daw'r stemar bach i'w towio.
    Soon the little steamer will come to tow them.
    Tan toc!Till later! (literally, “until soon”)
  2. presently

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
toc doc nhoc thoc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Usage notes

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Toc resists soft mutation when used adverbially.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “toc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies