overwordExplorer
IRISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

íoc.

pay

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/iːk//iək/
  1. pay

    ambitransitive
  2. requite, atone

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish íccaid (“to pay; to heal”), from the noun ícc, from Proto-Celtic *īkkā.

noun/iːk//iək/
  1. verbal noun of íoc

    feminine · form-of · masculine · noun-from-verb
  2. payment

    feminine · masculine
  3. wage, pay, earnings, salary

    feminine · masculine
  4. charge, rate, fee, tax

    feminine · masculine
  5. requital, atonement

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish íccaid (“to pay; to heal”), from the noun ícc, from Proto-Celtic *īkkā.

verb/iːk//iək/
  1. heal, cure, remedy

    ambitransitive
  2. save, redeem

    ambitransitive · literary
Where this word comes from

From the same source as etymology 1.

noun/iːk//iək/
  1. verbal noun of íoc

    feminine · form-of · noun-from-verb
  2. healing, cure, remedy

    feminine
  3. salvation, redemption

    feminine · literary
Where this word comes from

From the same source as etymology 1.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

íoc has 3 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

íoc studioíoc workshello, íoc

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.