cauna

See also: caunā

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LatvianEdit

Cauna

Alternative formsEdit

• (dialectal form) caune

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Baltic *kyau-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeu-, *keu- (“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 куница (kuníca), dialectal куна (kuná), Czech kuna).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [tsaûna]

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NounEdit

cauna f (4th declension)

1. marten (several species of mustelids of genus Martes)

   meža cauna ― forest marten

   medīt caunas ― to hunt marten

   caunu kažoks ― marten fur

   caunu cepure ― marten (fur) hat

   putni ziemā viegli kļūst par laupījumu vanagam, caunai, sermulim un lapsai ― birds in winter easily become prey to hawks, martens, ermines and foxes

DeclensionEdit

Declension of cauna (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	cauna	caunas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	caunu	caunas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	caunas	caunu
dative (datīvs)	caunai	caunām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	caunu	caunām
locative (lokatīvs)	caunā	caunās
vocative (vokatīvs)	cauna	caunas

Derived termsEdit

• caunāda, caunas āda
• Sibīrijas cauna
• Japānas cauna

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