cauna

See also: caunā

Latvian

Cauna

Alternative forms

• (dialectal form) caune

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *kyau-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱew-, *kew- (“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	plural
nominative	cauna	caunas
genitive	caunas	caunu
dative	caunai	caunām
accusative	caunu	caunas
instrumental	caunu	caunām
locative	caunā	caunās
vocative	cauna	caunas

Derived terms

• caunāda, caunas āda
• Sibīrijas cauna
• Japānas cauna

Occitan

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Noun

cauna f (plural caunas)

1. a cavern, cave, grotto