FromOld Irishcaí,[2]cúach(“cuckoo”),caí(“act of weeping; wailing, lamentation”).
cuach f (genitive singularcuaiche,nominative pluralcuacha)
- cuckoo
- (music, ~ (cheoil))strain of music;snatch of song
- alto,falsetto (voice);whoop;(of horse)whinny;whine;sigh,sob
FromMiddle Irishcúach, fromOld Irishcuäch(“goblet”),[3] fromProto-Celtic*kaɸukos(“cup”) (compareWelshcawg(“cup, goblet, bowl”)), fromProto-Indo-European*kap-(“to seize, hold”).
cuach m (genitive singularcuach,nominative pluralcuacha)
- bowl;goblet,drinking-cup
- dome(of head)
FromOld Irishcúach(“fastener; lock of hair”),[4] from the root ofsense 2.
cuach f (genitive singularcuaiche,nominative pluralcuacha)
- ball,bundle(of clothes, etc.)
- bowknot(of ribbons, etc.)
- roll;tress,curl(of hair)
- tuft, "latch"(of thatch)
- hug,embrace
- term of endearment
- Mochuach thú! ―Love you!
cuach (present analyticcuachann,future analyticcuachfaidh,verbal nouncuachadh,past participlecuachta)(transitive)
- bundle;roll,wrap
- hug;squeeze
- flatter,praise
| verbal noun | cuachadh |
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| past participle | cuachta |
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| tense | singular | plural | relative | autonomous |
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| first | second | third | first | second | third |
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| indicative |
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| present | cuachaim | cuachann tú;
cuachair† | cuachann sé, sí | cuachaimid | cuachann sibh | cuachann siad;
cuachaid† | achuachann; achuachas /
agcuachann* | cuachtar |
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| past | chuach mé;chuachas | chuach tú;chuachais | chuach sé, sí | chuachamar;chuach muid | chuach sibh;chuachabhair | chuach siad;chuachadar | achuach /
archuach* | cuachadh |
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| past habitual | chuachainn /gcuachainn‡‡ | chuachtá /gcuachtᇇ | chuachadh sé, sí /gcuachadh sé, s퇇 | chuachaimis;chuachadh muid /gcuachaimis‡‡;gcuachadh muid‡‡ | chuachadh sibh /gcuachadh sibh‡‡ | chuachaidís;chuachadh siad /gcuachaidís‡‡;gcuachadh siad‡‡ | achuachadh /
agcuachadh* | chuachtaí /gcuachta퇇 |
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| future | cuachfaidh mé;
cuachfad | cuachfaidh tú;
cuachfair† | cuachfaidh sé, sí | cuachfaimid;
cuachfaidh muid | cuachfaidh sibh | cuachfaidh siad;
cuachfaid† | achuachfaidh; achuachfas /
agcuachfaidh* | cuachfar |
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| conditional | chuachfainn /gcuachfainn‡‡ | chuachfá /gcuachfᇇ | chuachfadh sé, sí /gcuachfadh sé, s퇇 | chuachfaimis;chuachfadh muid /gcuachfaimis‡‡;gcuachfadh muid‡‡ | chuachfadh sibh /gcuachfadh sibh‡‡ | chuachfaidís;chuachfadh siad /gcuachfaidís‡‡;gcuachfadh siad‡‡ | achuachfadh /
agcuachfadh* | chuachfaí /gcuachfa퇇 |
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| subjunctive |
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| present | gogcuacha mé;
gogcuachad† | gogcuacha tú;
gogcuachair† | gogcuacha sé, sí | gogcuachaimid;
gogcuacha muid | gogcuacha sibh | gogcuacha siad;
gogcuachaid† | — | gogcuachtar |
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| past | dágcuachainn | dágcuachtá | dágcuachadh sé, sí | dágcuachaimis;
dágcuachadh muid | dágcuachadh sibh | dágcuachaidís;
dágcuachadh siad | — | dágcuachtaí |
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| imperative |
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| – | cuachaim | cuach | cuachadh sé, sí | cuachaimis | cuachaigí;
cuachaidh† | cuachaidís | — | cuachtar |
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that triggereclipsis
cuach m (genitive singularcuaigh,nominative pluralcuaigh)
- Alternative form ofcuaifeach
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
- ^Quiggin, E. C. (1906)A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press,§ 151, page59
- ^Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 caí”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuäch”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cúach”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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FromProto-Celtic*kaɸukos(“cup”) (compareWelshcawg(“cup, goblet, bowl”)), fromProto-Indo-European*kap-(“to seize, hold”).
cuäch m (genitivecuäich)
- bowl,goblet,drinking-cup
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
cuach f
- Alternative spelling ofcúach
Mutation ofcuach| radical | lenition | nasalization |
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| cuäch | chuäch | cuäch
pronounced with/ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
FromMiddle Irishcúach, fromOld Irishcuäch(“cup, goblet, bowl”), fromProto-Celtic*kaɸukos(“cup”), fromProto-Indo-European*kap-(“to seize, hold”).
cuach f (genitive singularcuaich,pluralcuachan)
- bowl
- Synonym:bobhla
- goblet,quaich
FromOld Irishcúach(“fastener, hook, buckle for cloak, hair, etc.; lock of hair, tress; hair”), from the root ofsense 1.
cuach f (genitive singularcuaich,pluralcuachan)
- curl,ringlet
FromOld Irishcaí,cúach(“cuckoo”),caí(“act of weeping; wailing, lamentation”).
cuach f (genitive singularcuaich,pluralcuachan)
- cuckoo
- Synonym:cuthag
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuäch”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 cúach”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 caí”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cúach”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
