[tsaûna]
CilmeFrom 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).
- declension-4, femininemarten (several species of mustelids of genus Martes)
“meža cauna” — forest marten
“medīt caunas” — to hunt marten
“caunu kažoks” — marten fur
Formascauna(nominative, singular) · caunas(nominative, plural) · caunas(genitive, singular) · caunu(genitive, plural) · caunai(dative, singular) · caunām(dative, plural) · caunu(accusative, singular) · caunas(accusative, plural) · caunu(instrumental, singular) · caunām(instrumental, plural) · caunā(locative, singular) · caunās(locative, plural) · cauna(singular, vocative) · caunas(plural, vocative) · caune(alternative)
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