ceac

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caucus (“drinking vessel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃæːɑ̯k/

Noun

ċēac m (nominative plural ċēacas)

jug; pitcher
basin; laver

Inflection

Declension of ceac (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċēac	ċēacas
accusative	ċēac	ċēacas
genitive	ċēaces	ċēaca
dative	ċēace	ċēacum

Derived terms

ċēacfull (“jugful”)

Descendants

Middle English: jugge (possibly)
- English: jug; keach (“to ladle out”)?

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