capras

Irish

Etymology

(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

capras m (genitive singular caprais, nominative plural caprais)

1. (botany) caper (food item)

Declension

Declension of capras

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative capras caprais Vocative a chaprais a chaprasa Genitive caprais capras Dative capras caprais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an capras na caprais Genitive an chaprais na gcapras Dative leis an gcapras don chapras leis na caprais

Derived terms

• tor caprais (“caper”) (shrub)

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

• 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

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “capras”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈka.praːs/, [ˈkäpräːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.pras/, [ˈkäːpräs]

Noun

caprās f

1. accusative plural of capra