cuach

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuəx/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish caí, cúach (“cuckoo”), caí (“act of weeping; wailing, 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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cuach cuacha
Vocative a chuach a chuacha
Genitive cuaiche cuach
Dative cuach
cuaich (archaic, dialectal)		 cuacha

Forms with the definite article

Case 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, coimhdire na cuaiche (“meadow pipit”)
  • clog cuaiche (“cuckoo clock”)
  • gobadán na cuaiche (“bird that follows the cuckoo; pipit”)
  • smugairle cuaiche (“toad-spit”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish cuäch, cúach (“cup, goblet, bowl”).

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:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cuach cuacha
Vocative a chuach a chuacha
Genitive cuach cuach
Dative cuach cuacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case 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, cuach altóra (“ciborium”)
  • cuach coirn (“auger-shell”)
  • cuach Phádraig (“plantain”)

Etymology 3

From Old Irish cúach (“fastener, hook, buckle for cloak, hair, etc.; lock of hair, tress; hair”).

Noun

cuach f (genitive singular cuaiche, nominative plural cuacha)

  1. (of clothes, etc.) ball, bundle
  2. (of ribbons, etc.) bowknot
  3. (of hair) roll; tress, curl
  4. (of thatch) tuft, "latch"
  5. hug, embrace
Declension
Declension of cuach

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cuach cuacha
Vocative a chuach a chuacha
Genitive cuaiche cuach
Dative cuach
cuaich (archaic, dialectal)		 cuacha

Forms with the definite article

Case 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)

  1. (transitive) bundle; roll, wrap
  2. (transitive) hug; squeeze
  3. (transitive) flatter, praise
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
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*; a gcuachas*		 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 chuachtá chuachadh sé, sí chuachaimis; chuachadh muid chuachadh sibh chuachaidís; chuachadh siad a chuachadh /
ar chuachadh*		 chuachtaí
future cuachfaidh mé;
cuachfad		 cuachfaidh tú;
cuachfair†		 cuachfaidh sé, sí cuachfaimid;
cuachfaidh muid		 cuachfaidh sibh cuachfaidh siad;
cuachfaid†		 a chuachfaidh; a chuachfas /
a gcuachfaidh*; a gcuachfas*		 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 /
ar chuachfadh*		 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
verbal noun cuachadh
past participle cuachta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Noun

cuach m (genitive singular cuaigh, nominative plural cuaigh)

  1. Alternative form of cuaifeach
Declension
Declension of cuach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cuach cuaigh
Vocative a chuaigh a chuacha
Genitive cuaigh cuach
Dative cuach cuaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cuach na cuaigh
Genitive an chuaigh na gcuach
Dative leis an gcuach

don chuach

 leis na cuaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cuach chuach gcuach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "cuach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “cuäch” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “2 cúach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “2 caí” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “1 cúach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “cuach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “cuach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cuäch, cúach (“cup, goblet, bowl”).

Noun

cuach f (genitive singular cuaich, plural cuachan)

  1. bowl
    Synonym: bobhla
  2. goblet, quaich

Etymology 2

From Old Irish cúach (“fastener, hook, buckle for cloak, hair, etc.; lock of hair, tress; hair”).

Noun

cuach f (genitive singular cuaich, plural cuachan)

  1. curl, ringlet

Etymology 3

From Old Irish caí, cúach (“cuckoo”), caí (“act of weeping; wailing, lamentation”).

Noun

cuach f (genitive singular cuaich, plural cuachan)

  1. cuckoo
    Synonym: cuthag

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
cuachchuach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “cuäch” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “2 cúach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “2 caí” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “1 cúach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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