cauna
See also: caunā
Latvian edit
Alternative forms edit
- (dialectal form) caune
Etymology edit
From Proto-Baltic *kyau-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱew-, *kew- (“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 edit
Noun edit
cauna f (4th declension)
Declension edit
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Declension of cauna (4th declension)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “cauna”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
cauna f (plural caunas)