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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
cungaisich, help, co-operate, Ir. cunghas, co-operation, vb. cungnaighim, I help, cungantach, helpful, E. Ir. cungnam, assistance: *con+gníom; see còmhnadh.
cunnart, danger, M. G. cunntabhart (M'V.), Ir. cuntabhairt, contabhairt, danger, doubt, O. Ir. cumtubart, cundubart, contubart, doubt, *con-to-bart, root ber, of beir, q.v. (Cam.).
cunnradh, cùnradh, bargain, covenant, Ir. connradh, cunnradh, O. Ir. cundrad, cunnrath, Manx coonrey: *con-rádh; see ràdh, say. Corm. derives from ráth, surety.
cunnt, count, Ir. cunntas, cuntas, reckoning, cuntaim, I count; from the Eng.
cunnuil, an objection (Sh.), Ir. cunuil (Lh.):
cùp, box-cart, coup; see cùb.
cupa, a cup, Ir. cúpán, W. cib; from Lat. cûpa, tub, Eng. cup, coop, etc.
cupull, a couple, Ir. cúpla, cupall, W. cwpl; from M. Eng. couple.
cur, a placing, setting; inf. to cuir, q.v.
curach, a boat, coracle, Ir., E. Ir. curach, Irish Lat. curucis, dat.pl. (Adamnan), W. corwc, cwrwg, cwrwgl, *kuruko- (Stokes); Armen. kur, a boat, O.Sl. korici, a kind of vessel. The Lat. carina has been compared, but the vowels are unsuitable. Hence Eng. coracle.
cùradh, affliction, obstacle, curabh (Lh.), obstacle. In the sense of affliction, cf. cuaradh.
curaideach, frisky, cunning; see cuireid.
curaidh, a champion, Ir. curadh, E. Ir. cur, g. curad, caur, W. cawr, Cor. caur, gigas, Gaul. Kαúαρος (Polyb.), Cavarillus, etc., *kauaro-s, a hero, mighty, root keva, kû, be strong; Skr. çavîra, mighty, çū/ra, hero; Gr. κúριος, lord, κῦρος, might.
cùraing, cùrainn, a coverlet (Dialectic, H.S.D.); founded on Eng. covering. M'A. has cùrainn, plaiding (felt); of the same origin.
cùram, care, Ir. cúram; from Lat. cura.
curcag, sandpiper, M. Ir. cuirrcech, plover; from currech, a marsh (K. Meyer). See next.
curcais, bulrush, so Ir. (O'B., etc.), E. Ir. curcas, O. Ir. curchas, O. W. cors, cannulos, W. corsen, reed, Br. corsenn, reed, *korokasto-, korkasto; Lat. cârex (Stokes, Ernault). The E. Ir. currech, a marsh, is allied, *gṛsiko-, Gaul. *parriko-, A.S. pearroc, Gr. parc (St.), Lat. cursus. Perhaps Eng. hurst (St.).
cùrr, corner, pit, Ir. curr, Keat. curr, pit, corr, well, cistern; cf. w. cwr, corner.
curracag, a bubble on the surface of liquids; see currachd.
