cuach.
cuckoo
Meaning & usage
cuckoo
strain of music; snatch of song
alto, falsetto (voice); whoop; (of horse) whinny; whine; sigh, sob
Where this word comes from
From Middle Irish cúach (“cuckoo”), from Old Irish caí; perhaps related to caí (“weeping, lamentation”).
bundle; roll, wrap
hug; squeeze
flatter, praise
Where this word comes from
From Old Irish cúach (“fastener; lock of hair”), from the root of sense 2.
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!
Where this word comes from
From Old Irish cúach (“fastener; lock of hair”), from the root of sense 2.
bowl; goblet, drinking-cup
dome (of head)
Where this word comes from
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”).
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