Reconstruction:Middle Irish/caóc

This Middle Irish entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Middle Irish

Noun

*caóc f

jackdaw

Descendants

Irish: cág
Manx: caaig
Scottish Gaelic: cadhag, cathag

References

Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “caóc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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