cuaiche
Irish
Noun 1
cuaiche f sg
- genitive singular of cuach (“cuckoo; strain of music; snatch of song; alto, falsetto (voice); whoop; whinny; whine; sigh, sob”)
Noun 2
cuaiche f sg
- genitive singular of cuach (“ball, bundle; bowknot; roll; tress, curl; tuft, latch; hug, embrace”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cuaiche | chuaiche | gcuaiche |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "cuaiche" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “cuaiche” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cuaiche” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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