caoi
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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
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caoi”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “caoi”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024