capras
Irish
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Ancient Greek κάππαρις (kápparis), Latin capparis.
Noun
editcapras m (genitive singular caprais, nominative plural caprais)
Declension
editDeclension of capras
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
edit- tor caprais (“caper”) (shrub)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
capras | chapras | gcapras |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “capras”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “caper”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
Further reading
edit- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “capras”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈka.praːs/, [ˈkäpräːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.pras/, [ˈkäːpräs]
Noun
editcaprās f