caoi

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cáe (“way, path; manner, course, means”).[2]

Noun

caoi f (genitive singular caoi, nominative plural caíonna)

  1. (literary) way, path
  2. way, manner
  3. means, opportunity
  4. 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)

  1. 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.

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 79
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cáe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • 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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