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cauna
cauna
See also: caunā
Latvian
Alternative forms
- (dialectal form) caune
Noun
cauna f (4th declension)
- 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 laupīmu vanagam, caunai, sermulim un lapsaí ― birds in winter easily become prey to hawks, martens, ermines and foxes
Declension
Declension of cauna (4th declension)
Derived terms
References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “cauna”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7