cuaifeach

Irish

Alternative forms

Noun

cuaifeach m (genitive singular cuaifigh, nominative plural cuaifigh)

  1. blast (of wind)..
  2. whirlwind, eddying wind
  3. flurry (sudden and brief blast or gust), squall (sudden storm)
  4. swipe (strong blow given with a sweeping motion), roundhouse (punch or kick delivered with an exaggerated sweeping movement)

Derived terms
  • cuaifeach uisce (“waterspout”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cuaifeach chuaifeach gcuaifeach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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