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cauna

cauna

See also: caunā

Latvian

Cauna

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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 kažoksmarten fur
    caunu cepuremarten (fur) hat
    putni ziemā viegli kļūst par laupīmu vanagam, caunai, sermulim un lapsaí ― birds in winter easily become prey to hawks, martens, ermines and foxes

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), cauna”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7