cauru

Latvian

Adjective

cauru

  1. accusative singular masculine form of caurs
  2. instrumental singular masculine form of caurs
  3. genitive plural masculine form of caurs
  4. accusative singular feminine form of caurs
  5. instrumental singular feminine form of caurs
  6. genitive plural feminine form of caurs

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kaɸerūxs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkau̯ru/

Noun

cauru f (genitive caírech, nominative plural caírig)

  1. sheep

Inflection
Feminine k-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cauru caírigL caírig
Vocative cauru caírigL caírcha
Accusative caírigN caírigL caírcha
Genitive caírech caírech caírechN
Dative caírigL caírchaib, caírib caírchaib, caírib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms
  • caírchuide

Descendants
  • Middle Irish: cáera

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
cauru chauru cauru
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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