Old Irish

Adjective

cáech

1. blind in one eye
2. (by extension, of seed, nuts, etc.) empty

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

cáech ?

1. person blind in one eye

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• (of an eye) cáechaid ‎(“blinds”, verb)
• cáechán m ‎(“one-eyed person, blind creature”)

Descendants

• Irish: caoch
• Manx: kyagh
• Scottish Gaelic: caoch

Mutation

References

• “cáech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.