Irish

Noun

caoi f ‎(genitive singular caoi, nominative plural caíonna)

1. (literary) way, path
2. way, manner
3. means, opportunity
4. order, (proper) condition

Declension

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

References

• “cáe” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “caoi” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "caoi" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.