ceac

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caucus (“drinking vessel”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæːɑ̯k/

Noun

ċēac m (nominative plural ċēacas)

  1. jug; pitcher
  2. basin; laver

Inflection
Declension of ceac (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ċēac ċēacas
accusative ċēac ċēacas
genitive ċēaces ċēaca
dative ċēace ċēacum

Derived terms
  • ċēacfull (“jugful”)

Descendants
  • Middle English: jugge (possibly)
    • English: jug; keach (“to ladle out”)?
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