caoi
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish cáe (“way, path; manner, course, means”).[2]
Noun edit
caoi f (genitive singular caoi, nominative plural caíonna)
Declension edit
Declension of caoi
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
caoi f (genitive singular caoi)
- Alternative form of caí (“lament(ation)”)
Declension edit
Declension of caoi
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caoi | chaoi | gcaoi |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 79
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cáe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caoi”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 114
- Entries containing “caoi” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “caoi” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.