EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cac1, m. (gs. as s. ~a, as vn. ~tha, pl. ~anna). 1. vn. of cac2. 2. (a) Excrement; ordure, droppings. ~ cuile, fly-blow. ~ péiste, worm-cast. ~anna caorach, sheep-droppings. ~ a dhéanamh de rud, to make a mess of sth. Tháinig an lá ina chac báistí, the day was marred by rain. (b)~ ar oineach, mean, low-down, person. 3. ~ iarainn, bog iron ore. ~ snáthaide, frayed ends of stitches in ripped seam. 4. ~ ar leicín, sea-anemone. 5. (gs. as attrib.a.) Worthless, mean. Rud ~a, dirty, worthless, thing. S.a. faoileán 1, gob1 1.
cac2, v.t. & i. (pp. ~tha). Void excrement. Chac sé ar na huibheacha, sa bhleánach, he made a mess of things.