cuach

== Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuəx/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle Irish cúach (“cuckoo”), from Old Irish caí; perhaps related to caí (“weeping, lamentation”). ==== Noun ==== cuach f (genitive singular cuaiche, nominative plural cuacha) cuckoo (music, ~ (cheoil)) strain of music; snatch of song alto, falsetto (voice); whoop; (of horse) whinny; whine; sigh, sob ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle Irish cúach, from Old Irish cuäch (“goblet”), from Proto-Celtic *kaɸukos (“cup”) (compare Welsh cawg (“cup, goblet, bowl”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, hold”). ==== Noun ==== cuach m (genitive singular cuach, nominative plural cuacha) bowl; goblet, drinking-cup dome (of head) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === From Old Irish cúach (“fastener; lock of hair”), from the root of sense 2. ==== Noun ==== cuach f (genitive singular cuaiche, nominative plural cuacha) ball, bundle (of clothes, etc.) bowknot (of ribbons, etc.) roll; tress, curl (of hair) tuft, "latch" (of thatch) hug, embrace term of endearment Mo chuach thú! ― Love you! ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== cuachmhargadh (“package deal”) ==== Verb ==== cuach (present analytic cuachann, future analytic cuachfaidh, verbal noun cuachadh, past participle cuachta) (transitive) bundle; roll, wrap hug; squeeze flatter, praise ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 4 === ==== Noun ==== cuach m (genitive singular cuaigh, nominative plural cuaigh) alternative form of cuaifeach ===== Declension ===== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cuach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “cuach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “cuach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Old Irish == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *kaɸukos (“cup”) (compare Welsh cawg (“cup, goblet, bowl”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, hold”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈku.əx/ (Blasse) [ˈku.ax] (Griffith) [ˈku.əx] === Noun === cuäch m (genitive cuäich) bowl, goblet, drinking cup Synonyms: cailech ?, eridech f, tulchubae ? ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Irish: cúach Irish: cuach Scottish Gaelic: cuach→ Scots: quaich→ English: quaich === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuäch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Scottish Gaelic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʰuəx/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle Irish cúach, from Old Irish cuäch (“cup, goblet, bowl”), from Proto-Celtic *kaɸukos (“cup”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, hold”). ==== Noun ==== cuach f (genitive singular cuaich, plural cuachan) bowl Synonym: bobhla goblet, quaich ===== Descendants ===== → Scots: quaich → English: quaich === Etymology 2 === From Old Irish cúach (“lock of hair, tress”), from the root of sense 1. ==== Noun ==== cuach f (genitive singular cuaich, plural cuachan) curl, ringlet === Etymology 3 === From Middle Irish cúach (“cuckoo”), from Old Irish caí; perhaps related to caí (“weeping, lamentation”). ==== Noun ==== cuach f (genitive singular cuaich, plural cuachan) cuckoo Synonym: cuthag === Mutation === === References ===