cac
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cac"
Albanian
Etymology
Version of eci (“to walk, step, go”). Used by adults when speaking to toddlers while teaching them how to walk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sat͡s/
Verb
Derived terms
- cacë f
Related terms
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Verb
cac first-singular present indicative (past participle cãcatã or cãcate)
- (vulgar, reflexive) to shit
Related terms
- cãcari / cãcare
- cãcat
Irish
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish and Old Irish cacc (“dung, excrement”), from Proto-Celtic *kakkā.
Noun
cac m (genitive singular caca, nominative plural cacanna)
Declension
Declension of cac
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- cac iarainn m (“bog iron ore”)
Related terms
- cacamas m (“refuse”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish caccaid (“excretes”, verb), from cacc (“dung, excrement”).
Verb
cac (present analytic cacann, future analytic cacfaidh, verbal noun cac, past participle cactha)
Conjugation
conjugation of cac (first conjugation – A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | cacaim | cacann tú; cacair† |
cacann sé, sí | cacaimid | cacann sibh | cacann siad; cacaid† |
a chacann; a chacas / a gcacann*; a gcacas* |
cactar |
| past | chac mé; chacas | chac tú; chacais | chac sé, sí | chacamar; chac muid | chac sibh; chacabhair | chac siad; chacadar | a chac / ar chac* |
cacadh | |
| past habitual | chacainn / gcacainn‡‡ | chactá / gcactᇇ | chacadh sé, sí / gcacadh sé, s퇇 | chacaimis; chacadh muid / gcacaimis‡‡; gcacadh muid‡‡ | chacadh sibh / gcacadh sibh‡‡ | chacaidís; chacadh siad / gcacaidís‡‡; gcacadh siad‡‡ | a chacadh / a gcacadh* |
chactaí / gcacta퇇 | |
| future | cacfaidh mé; cacfad |
cacfaidh tú; cacfair† |
cacfaidh sé, sí | cacfaimid; cacfaidh muid |
cacfaidh sibh | cacfaidh siad; cacfaid† |
a chacfaidh; a chacfas / a gcacfaidh*; a gcacfas* |
cacfar | |
| conditional | chacfainn / gcacfainn‡‡ | chacfá / gcacfᇇ | chacfadh sé, sí / gcacfadh sé, s퇇 | chacfaimis; chacfadh muid / gcacfaimis‡‡; gcacfadh muid‡‡ | chacfadh sibh / gcacfadh sibh‡‡ | chacfaidís; chacfadh siad / gcacfaidís‡‡; gcacfadh siad‡‡ | a chacfadh / a gcacfadh* |
chacfaí / gcacfa퇇 | |
| subjunctive | present | go gcaca mé; go gcacad† |
go gcaca tú; go gcacair† |
go gcaca sé, sí | go gcacaimid; go gcaca muid |
go gcaca sibh | go gcaca siad; go gcacaid† |
— | go gcactar |
| past | dá gcacainn | dá gcactá | dá gcacadh sé, sí | dá gcacaimis; dá gcacadh muid |
dá gcacadh sibh | dá gcacaidís; dá gcacadh siad |
— | dá gcactaí | |
| imperative | cacaim | cac | cacadh sé, sí | cacaimis | cacaigí; cacaidh† |
cacaidís | — | cactar | |
| verbal noun | cac | ||||||||
| past participle | cactha | ||||||||
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cac | chac | gcac |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cacc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “caccaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old English
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Perhaps derived from *cacian (“to defecate”), from Latin cacō (“I shit”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑk/
Declension
Derived terms
- cachūs (“shithouse, latrine”)
Related terms
- *cacian
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “CAC”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “cack”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Romanian
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰaxk/
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish and Old Irish cacc (“dung, excrement”), from Proto-Celtic *kakkā.
Derived terms
- poll-caca (“cesspool”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish caccaid (“excretes”, verb), from cacc (“dung, excrement”). See Etymology 1 above.
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| cac | chac |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “cac”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cacc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “caccaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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