Latvian

Preposition

caur ‎(with accusative)

1. through (indicating movement through something else)

   jāt caur mežu‎ ― to ride through the forest

   līst caur žogu‎ ― to sneak through the fence

   saule iespīdēja caur logu‎ ― the sun shone through the window

   elpot caur degunu, caur muti‎ ― to breathe through the nose, through the mouth

2. through (simultaneously with, alternating with)

   smaidīt caur asāram‎ ― to smile through the tears

   viņi runāja cits caur citu‎ ― they talked through each other (= at the same time)

3. through, via (with someone's help or participation)

   saņemt ziņas caur tēvu‎ ― to receive news through / via (one's) father

Related terms

• cauri
• caurs

Derived terms

• caurredzams, caurredzamība
• caurspīdīgs, caurspīdīgums, caurspīdība
• caurums

References

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

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• cur

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *karuts, cognate with the Germanic tribal name Charudes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kau̯r/

Noun

caur m ‎(genitive curad or caurad, nominative plural curaid or cauraid)

1. hero, warrior

Declension

Quotations

• c. 1100, Táin Bó Cúailnge (Strachan 1944, p 6):

  Luid Conchobar íarum ⁊ cóeca cairptech imbi do neoch ba ṡruithem ⁊ ba airegdam inna caurad.

  Then he set off together and fifty chariot-warriors around him, from anyone who was the noblest and most illustrious of the heroes.

• c. 1160, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 15:

  Fo chích curad / crechtaig, cathbuadaig, at comsa mac Findchoeme frim. […] Magen curad, / cride n-ega, eithre n-ela, / eirr trén tressa, trethan ágach, / cain tarb tnúthach.

  Under the breast of the hero / covered in wounds, victorious in battle, you are the son of Findchoem who is equal to me. […] Dwelling of a hero, / heart of ice, plumage of a swan / strong chariot-hero of battle, warlike sea, / beautiful fierce bull.

Derived terms

• curadmír ‎(“warrior’s portion”)

Descendants

• Irish: curadh

Mutation

References

• “caur” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• Matasović, Ranko (2009), “kawaro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, ISBN 978-90-04-17336-1, page 196
• Strachan, John, ed. (1944), Stories from the Táin. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy.

Scots

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Scottish Gaelic ceàrr ‎(“wrong, incorrect, immoral, astray; left”), from Old Irish cerr ‎(“crooked, wry, maimed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑːr], [kɔːr]
• (Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [kaːr], [keːr], [kɛr]

Adjective

caur ‎(not comparable)

1. left, left-handed
2. awkward

Synonyms

• caurie

Derived terms

• caur-haundit ‎(“left-handed”)

Etymology 2

From Middle English carre, from Anglo-Norman carre, from Latin carra, neuter plural of carrus ‎(“four-wheeled baggage wagon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑːr], [kɔːr]
• (Northern Scots, Insular Scots) IPA^(key): [kaːr]

Noun

caur ‎(plural caurs)

1. car

Derived terms

• motorcaur ‎(“motorcar”)
• tramcaur ‎(“tramcar”)
• (Ulster) trottle-caur ‎(“a low vehicle for moving hay”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑːr], [kɔːr]
• (Northern Scots, Insular Scots) IPA^(key): [kaːr]

Noun

caur

1. plural of cauf