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ceap.

block (cuboid base for cutting)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/capˠ/[cæːpˠ]Cois-Fharraige
  1. block (cuboid base for cutting)

    masculine
  2. base (something from which other things extend)

    masculine
  3. pad (block of paper; flat surface where an aircraft may land or be launched)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish cepp (“tree stump; stock”), from Latin cippus (“stake”). The verb is denominal from the noun.

noun/capˠ/[cæːpˠ]Cois-Fharraige
  1. cep, porcini

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From French cèpe, from Latin cippus (“stake”); doublet of etymology 1.

verb/capˠ/[cæːpˠ]Cois-Fharraige
  1. to invent

    ambitransitive
  2. to appoint, assign (name to a post, select for a position)

    ambitransitive
  3. to think (communicate to oneself in one’s mind, be of the opinion that, guess, reckon)

    ambitransitive
  4. to catch (capture or snare, intercept an object in the air etc.)

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish cepp (“tree stump; stock”), from Latin cippus (“stake”). The verb is denominal from the noun.

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