cauna
See also: caunā
Latvian
Cauna
Alternative forms
- (dialectal form) caune
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *kyau-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱew-, *keu- (“to shine; light; bright”), with an added suffix *-no. Cognates include Lithuanian kiáunė, dialectal kiaunė̃, Old Prussian caune ([kaune]) (compare dialectal Latvian caune), Proto-Slavic *kuna (Russian куни́ца (kuníca), dialectal куна́ (kuná), Czech kuna).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tsaûna]
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Noun
cauna f (4th declension)
- marten (several species of mustelids of genus Martes)
- meža cauna ― forest marten
- medīt caunas ― to hunt marten
- caunu kažoks ― marten fur
- caunu cepure ― marten (fur) hat
- putni ziemā viegli kļūst par laupījumu vanagam, caunai, sermulim un lapsai ― birds in winter easily become prey to hawks, martens, ermines and foxes
Declension
Declension of cauna (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | cauna | caunas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | caunu | caunas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | caunas | caunu |
| dative (datīvs) | caunai | caunām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | caunu | caunām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | caunā | caunās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | cauna | caunas |
Derived terms
- caunāda, caunas āda
- Sibīrijas cauna
- Japānas cauna
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “cauna”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Occitan
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Noun
cauna f (plural caunas)
- a cavern, cave, grotto