Reconstruction:Middle Irish/caóc

This Middle Irish entry contains reconstructed terms 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

1. jackdaw

Descendants

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

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “caóc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language