cuas
Irish (Donegal)
noun
Definitions
- cavity; hollow, recess
- (geography) cove, creek
- (anatomy) sinus, cup
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Irish cúa (hollow, cavity) inherited from Old Irish cúas (hollow, cavity) inherited from Proto-Celtic *kow-sto- inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ḱowHós (hollow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱowHós
Gloss
hollow
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property