caoi

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiː/, [kɰ̥iː]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cáe (“way, path; manner, course, means”).

Noun

caoi f (genitive singular caoi, nominative plural caíonna)

(literary) way, path
way, manner
means, opportunity
order, (proper) condition

Declension

Declension of caoi

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	caoi	caíonna
Vocative	a chaoi	a chaíonna
Genitive	caoi	caíonna
Dative	caoi	caíonna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an chaoi	na caíonna
Genitive	na caoi	na gcaíonna
Dative	leis an gcaoi don chaoi	leis na caíonna

Derived terms

Noun

caoi f (genitive singular caoi)

Alternative form of caí (“lament(ation)”)

Declension

Declension of caoi

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	caoi
Vocative	a chaoi
Genitive	caoi
Dative	caoi

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an chaoi
Genitive	na caoi
Dative	leis an gcaoi don chaoi

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caoi	chaoi	gcaoi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “caoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cáe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “caoi”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 114
Entries containing “caoi” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “caoi” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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