capras
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[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[edit]
capras m (genitive singular caprais, nominative plural caprais)
Declension[edit]
Declension 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[edit]
Irish 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]
- Entries containing “capras” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.praːs/, [ˈkäpräːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.pras/, [ˈkäːpräs]
Noun[edit]
caprās f