cauru

Latvian

Adjective

cauru

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

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, caíra
    • Irish: caora
    • Manx: keyrrey
    • Scottish Gaelic: caora

Mutation

Mutation of cauru
radical lenition nasalization
cauru chauru cauru
pronounced with /ɡ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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