carabú
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English caribou, from Canadian French caribou, from Mi'kmaq qalipu (“caribou”).
Noun
carabú m (genitive singular carabú, nominative plural carabúnna)
- caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Declension
Declension of carabú
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
carabú | charabú | gcarabú |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “carabú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN