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Etymological dictionary
cas, fire (as a stone) (Suth.), seemingly founded on Eng. cast. Cf. casadh ar a chéile = met (Ir.).
càs, a difficulty, Ir. cás; from Lat. casus (Eng. case).
casach, fishing tackle (part attached to hook): from cas.
casad, casd, a cough, Ir. casachdach, W. pâs, peswch, Br. pas, *qasto‑; Eng. host, Ag. S. hvósta, Ger. husten; Lit. kósiu; Skr. kâsate, coughs.
casag, cassock, Ir. casóg; from the Eng. The E. Ir. word is casal, from Lat. casula.
casaid, a complaint, accusation, Ir. casaoid, O. Ir. cossóit. The word is a compound, beginning with con, and seemingly of the same origin as faosaid, q.v. Stokes thinks that the word is borrowed from the Lat. causatio; this is not likely, however. Root sen, W. cynhenn, quarrel.
casair, sea drift, Ir. casair, a shower, E. Ir. casair, hail, W. cesair (do.), Br. kazerc’h (do.), *kassri‑, *kad-tri‑; from root cad as in Lat. cado, fall. The Ir. and G. (?) casáir, phosphorescence, seems to be the same word.
casan, a path, Ir. casán; from cas, foot.
casan, a rafter, roof-tree; from cas?
casgair, slay, butcher, so Ir., O. Ir. coscar, victory, destruction; *co-scar; see sgar.
casnaid, chips of wood (Arm.), Ir. casnaidh; *co- + snaidh, q.v.
caspanach, parallel (Sh.), Ir. cospanach (O'R.); *co-spann; see spann.
castan, a chestnut; from Lat. castanea, through M. Eng. castane, chestnut.
castaran, a measure for butter (¼ stone); from the Eng. castor.
castreaghainn, the straw on a kiln below the grain (Arm., not H.S.D.):
cat, a cat, so Ir., E. Ir. catt, W. cath, Cor. kat, Br. kaz, Gaul. Cattos; Lat. catta, perhaps also catulus; Eng. cat, Ger. katze, etc. It is a word of doubtful origin; possibly, however, Celtic, and applied first to the wild cat, then to the tame Egyptian cat introduced in the early centuries of the Christian era.
cata, càta, sheep-cot, pen; from Eng. cot.
catadh, catachadh, taming, càtadh (M'F.); cf. tataich.
catag, potatoe cellar (Dialectic); see cata.
catas, refuse at carding of wool, Ir. cadás, cotton, scraping of linen rags; from Eng. caddis. See further under caiteas.
cath, battle, Ir., O. Ir. cath, W. cad, O. W. cat, Cor. cas, Gaul. catu‑; O. H. G. hadu‑, fight, Ag. S. heaðo‑, Ger. hader, contention; Skr. çatru, enemy; Gr. κότος, wrath.
