See also: caunā

Latvian edit

 Caunas on Latvian Wikipedia
 
Cauna

Alternative forms edit

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

  • IPA(key): [tsaûna]
  • (file)

Noun edit

cauna f (4th declension)

  1. marten (several species of mustelids of genus Martes)
    meža caunaforest marten
    medīt caunasto hunt marten
    caunu kažoksmarten fur
    caunu cepuremarten (fur) hat
    putni ziemā viegli kļūst par laupījumu vanagam, caunai, sermulim un lapsaibirds in winter easily become prey to hawks, martens, ermines and foxes

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Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “cauna”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Occitan edit

Etymology edit

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Noun edit

cauna f (plural caunas)

  1. a cavern, cave, grotto