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)
Declension
Declension of caoi
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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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”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- “cáe” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “caoi” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "caoi" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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