caoi

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cáe (“way, path; manner, course, means”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiː/

Noun

caoi f (genitive singular caoi, nominative plural caíonna)

1. (literary) way, path
2. way, manner
3. means, opportunity
4. order, (proper) condition

Declension

Declension of caoi

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative caoi caíonna Vocative a chaoi a chaíonna Genitive caoi caíonna Dative caoi caíonna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chaoi na caíonna Genitive na caoi na gcaíonna Dative leis an gcaoi don chaoi leis na caíonna

Derived terms

• ar aon chaoi (“at any rate, anyway, anyhow”, adverb)
• cén chaoi? (“how?”, adverb)
• cuir caoi ar (“put in order, fix, repair; fix up”, verb)
• sa chaoi go (“so that, in order that”)

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cáe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN