cauru

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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

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

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: cáera

Mutation

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

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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