cacc

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kakkā, from Proto-Indo-European *kakka-

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kak]

Noun

cacc (gender unknown)

  1. shit, excrement

Descendants

  • Irish: cac (noun)
  • Manx: keck (noun)
  • Scottish Gaelic: cac (noun)
  • ⇒ Middle Irish: caccaid
    • Irish: cac (verb)
    • Manx: keck (verb)
    • Scottish Gaelic: cac (verb)

Mutation

Mutation of cacc
radical lenition nasalization
cacc chacc cacc
pronounced with /ɡ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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