cuach

See also: cúach

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cúach (“cuckoo”),[4] from Old Irish caí;[5] perhaps related to caí (“weeping, lamentation”).

Noun

cuach f (genitive singular cuaiche, nominative plural cuacha)

  1. cuckoo
  2. (music, ~ (cheoil)) strain of music; snatch of song
  3. alto, falsetto (voice); whoop; (of horse) whinny; whine; sigh, sob
Declension
Declension of cuach (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cuach cuacha
vocative a chuach a chuacha
genitive cuaiche cuach
dative cuach
cuaich (archaic, dialectal) 		cuacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chuach na cuacha
genitive na cuaiche na gcuach
dative leis an gcuach
leis an gcuaich (archaic, dialectal)
don chuach
don chuaich (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na cuacha
Derived terms
  • banaltra na cuaiche (“meadow pipit”)
  • clog cuaiche (“cuckoo clock”)
  • coimhdire na cuaiche (“meadow pipit”)
  • gobadán na cuaiche (“pipit”)
  • smugairle cuaiche (“toad-spit”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish cúach, from Old Irish cuäch (“goblet”),[6] 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)

  1. bowl; goblet, drinking-cup
  2. dome (of head)
Declension
Declension of cuach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cuach cuacha
vocative a chuach a chuacha
genitive cuach cuach
dative cuach cuacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cuach na cuacha
genitive an chuach na gcuach
dative leis an gcuach
don chuach 		leis na cuacha
Derived terms
  • cuach abhlann (“ciborium”)
  • cuach altóra (“ciborium”)
  • cuach coirn (“auger-shell”)
  • cuach Phádraig (“plantain”)

Etymology 3

From Old Irish cúach (“fastener; lock of hair”),[7] from the root of sense 2.

Noun

cuach f (genitive singular cuaiche, nominative plural cuacha)

  1. ball, bundle (of clothes, etc.)
  2. bowknot (of ribbons, etc.)
  3. roll; tress, curl (of hair)
  4. tuft, "latch" (of thatch)
  5. hug, embrace
  6. term of endearment
    Mo chuach thú! ― Love you!
Declension
Declension of cuach (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cuach cuacha
vocative a chuach a chuacha
genitive cuaiche cuach
dative cuach
cuaich (archaic, dialectal) 		cuacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chuach na cuacha
genitive na cuaiche na gcuach
dative leis an gcuach
leis an gcuaich (archaic, dialectal)
don chuach
don chuaich (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na cuacha
Derived terms
  • cuachmhargadh (“package deal”)

Verb

cuach (present analytic cuachann, future analytic cuachfaidh, verbal noun cuachadh, past participle cuachta) (transitive)

  1. bundle; roll, wrap
  2. hug; squeeze
  3. flatter, praise
Conjugation
conjugation of cuach (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun cuachadh
past participle cuachta
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present cuachaim cuachann tú;
cuachair† 		cuachann sé, sí cuachaimid cuachann sibh cuachann siad;
cuachaid† 		a chuachann; a chuachas /
a gcuachann* 		cuachtar
past chuach mé; chuachas chuach tú; chuachais chuach sé, sí chuachamar; chuach muid chuach sibh; chuachabhair chuach siad; chuachadar a chuach /
ar chuach* 		cuachadh
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‡‡ a chuachadh /
a gcuachadh* 		chuachtaí / gcuachta퇇
future cuachfaidh mé;
cuachfad 		cuachfaidh tú;
cuachfair† 		cuachfaidh sé, sí cuachfaimid;
cuachfaidh muid 		cuachfaidh sibh cuachfaidh siad;
cuachfaid† 		a chuachfaidh; a chuachfas /
a gcuachfaidh* 		cuachfar
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‡‡ a chuachfadh /
a gcuachfadh* 		chuachfaí / gcuachfa퇇
subjunctive
present go gcuacha mé;
go gcuachad† 		go gcuacha tú;
go gcuachair† 		go gcuacha sé, sí go gcuachaimid;
go gcuacha muid 		go gcuacha sibh go gcuacha siad;
go gcuachaid† 		— go gcuachtar
past dá gcuachainn dá gcuachtá dá gcuachadh sé, sí dá gcuachaimis;
dá gcuachadh muid 		dá gcuachadh sibh dá gcuachaidís;
dá gcuachadh siad 		— dá gcuachtaí
imperative
– cuachaim cuach cuachadh sé, sí cuachaimis cuachaigí;
cuachaidh† 		cuachaidís — cuachtar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Etymology 4

Noun

cuach m (genitive singular cuaigh, nominative plural cuaigh)

  1. alternative form of cuaifeach
Declension
Declension of cuach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cuach cuaigh
vocative a chuaigh a chuacha
genitive cuaigh cuach
dative cuach cuaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cuach na cuaigh
genitive an chuaigh na gcuach
dative leis an gcuach
don chuach 		leis na cuaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of cuach
radical lenition eclipsis
cuach chuach gcuach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, section 5, page 2
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 165
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 151, page 59
  4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 cúach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  5. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 caí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  6. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuäch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  7. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cúach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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): [ku.ax]

Noun

cuäch m (genitive cuäich)

  1. bowl, goblet, drinking cup

Declension

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative cuäch cuächL cuäichL
vocative cuäich cuächL cuächuH
accusative cuächN cuächL cuächuH
genitive cuäichL cuäch cuächN
dative cuächL cuächaib cuächaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: cúach

Mutation

Mutation of cuach
radical lenition nasalization
cuach chuach cuach
pronounced with /ɡ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰuəx/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cúach, from Old Irish cuäch (“cup, goblet, bowl”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *kaɸukos (“cup”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, hold”).

Noun

cuach f (genitive singular cuaich, plural cuachan)

  1. bowl
    Synonym: bobhla
  2. goblet, quaich
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old Irish cúach (“lock of hair, tress”),[2] from the root of sense 1.

Noun

cuach f (genitive singular cuaich, plural cuachan)

  1. curl, ringlet

Etymology 3

From Middle Irish cúach (“cuckoo”),[3] from Old Irish caí;[4] perhaps related to caí (“weeping, lamentation”).

Noun

cuach f (genitive singular cuaich, plural cuachan)

  1. cuckoo
    Synonym: cuthag

Mutation

Mutation of cuach
radical lenition
cuach chuach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuäch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cúach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 cúach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 caí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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