cauru

Latvian

Adjective

cauru

  1. inflection of caurs:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
    2. genitive plural masculine/feminine

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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