cauna

See also: caunā

Latvian

Cauna

Alternative forms

• (dialectal form) caune

Etymology

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 куни́ца (kuníca), dialectal куна́ (kuná), Czech kuna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tsaûna]

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Noun

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

Declension

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 terms

• caunāda, caunas āda
• Sibīrijas cauna
• Japānas cauna