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Translingual

Symbol

kas

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kashmiri.

See also

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

kas (plural kases)

  1. A kind of large cupboard or wardrobe of Dutch origin, popular in the Netherlands and America in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Etymology 2

Noun

kas

  1. plural of ka

Anagrams

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkas/ [ˈkʌs]
  • Hyphenation: kas

Noun

kás m 

  1. advise
  2. mind
  3. wisdom
  4. intelligence

Declension

Declension of kás
absolutive kás
predicative kása
subjective kás
genitive kastí
Postpositioned forms
l-case kásal
k-case kásak
t-case kásat
h-case kásah

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kas”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kast.

Pronunciation

Noun

kas (plural kaste)

  1. A cupboard.

Breton

Etymology 1

From Middle Breton cas, from Proto-Brythonic *kas, from Proto-Celtic *kassis.

Noun

kas m

  1. hatred

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

kas

  1. To send.

Cebuano

Etymology

Shortening of kalas.

Verb

kas

  1. to squander

Adjective

kas

  1. wasteful

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

kas f

  1. genitive plural of kasa

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch casse, from Old French casse, from Italian cassa, from Latin capsa. Doublet of cash.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kas
  • Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

kas f (plural kassen, diminutive kasje n)

  1. (Netherlands) a greenhouse
    Synonyms: broeikas, kweekhuis, serre (Belgium)
  2. a public or private entity, mainly concerned with managing funds for a certain purpose, after which it is often named
  3. a counter, room etc. where cash payments are made and/or received
  4. a protective casing
  5. (dated) cash
    geld in kas - cash in hand
  6. Archaic form of kassa.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: kas
  • → Caribbean Javanese: kas
  • → Sranan Tongo: kasi

Estonian

Etymology

Derived from kaasas.

Particle

kas

  1. Used to introduce a yes-or-no question.
    Kas ta on saabunud?
    Has (s)he arrived?

See also

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the imperative katso! (“look!”), from katsoa (“to look”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑs/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑs
  • Hyphenation(key): kas

Interjection

kas

  1. look!, oh!, my!, behold! (used as expression of surprise, often accompanied with -pa -suffix in the verb used to explain the reason for astonishment)
    Kas, onpa sinulla suuret hampaat!
    My, what big teeth you have!
    Kas vain, onpa poika kasvanut!
    Look at that, how the boy has grown up!
  2. look (used to start an explanation)
    Kas, asia on niin, että...
    Look, the thing is that...

Usage notes

The use of kas is getting out of fashion as opening of an explanation and it is largely replaced in speech by kato.

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Noun

kas m

  1. plural of ka

Gothic

Romanization

kas

  1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐍃

Hungarian

Etymology

From a Slavic language. Compare Czech koš.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

kas (plural kasok)

  1. A skep (a beehive made of straw or wicker)
  2. (dialectal) A basket (a tub-shaped larger container made of straw or wicker)
  3. (mining) A cage (a lift in the mine shaft, used for hoisting personnel and materials).

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative kas kasok
accusative kast kasokat
dative kasnak kasoknak
instrumental kassal kasokkal
causal-final kasért kasokért
translative kassá kasokká
terminative kasig kasokig
essive-formal kasként kasokként
essive-modal kasul —
inessive kasban kasokban
superessive kason kasokon
adessive kasnál kasoknál
illative kasba kasokba
sublative kasra kasokra
allative kashoz kasokhoz
elative kasból kasokból
delative kasról kasokról
ablative kastól kasoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		kasé kasoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		kaséi kasokéi
Possessive forms of kas
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. kasom kasaim
2nd person sing. kasod kasaid
3rd person sing. kasa kasai
1st person plural kasunk kasaink
2nd person plural kasotok kasaitok
3rd person plural kasuk kasaik

Derived terms

Compound words

References

  1. ^ kas in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • kas in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkas]
  • Hyphenation: kas

Etymology 1

From Dutch kas,Old French casse, from Italian cassa from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa (“box, case”), from capiō (“I take, I seize, I receive”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).

Noun

kas (first-person possessive kasku, second-person possessive kasmu, third-person possessive kasnya)

  1. cash:
    1. money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions.
      Synonyms: tunai, kes
    2. (accounting) liquid assets, money that can be traded quickly, as distinct from assets that are invested and cannot be easily exchanged.
      Synonym: tunai (Standard Malay)
Alternative forms
  • kes (colloquial)

Etymology 2

From Dutch kast.

Noun

kas (first-person possessive kasku, second-person possessive kasmu, third-person possessive kasnya)

  1. A box
    1. A cashbox
    2. A watch-box
Descendants
  • → Ternate: kas (“cupboard”)

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From the imperative katso! (“look!”). Akin to Finnish kas.

Pronunciation

Interjection

kas

  1. look! behold!

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 140

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas. Cognates include Latvian kas and Lithuanian kas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkas]
  • Hyphenation: kas

Pronoun

kas

  1. who? what?
  2. who, what, that

Declension

Declension of kas
singular plural
nominative kas kas
genitive kuo kuo
dative kam kam
accusative kū kū
locative kimā kimūs (m), kamuos (f)

References

  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 38

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas.

Pronoun

kas (interrogative)

  1. who, what
    kas ir šis cilvēks? ― who is this person?
    kas tā par grāmatu? ― what kind of book is it?

kas (relative)

  1. that
  2. which
  3. who

kas (indefinite)

  1. something
    Synonym: kaut kas
    kad gribas ko īpašu ― when you want something special

Declension

Nominative kas
Accusative ko
Genitive kā
Dative kam
Locative -

Antonyms

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.

Pronoun

kàs

  1. who
    Kàs yrà tàs žmogùs? ― Who is that person?
  2. what
    Kàs Lietuvõs sóstinė? ― What is Lithuania's capital?
  3. every[1]
    Synonym: kiekvienas
    • 1922, Šatrijos Ragana (Marija Pečkauskaitė), Sename dvare:
      Iš pradžių, mamai mirus, sapnuodavau ją kas naktį, o dabar tik prieš kokį nors sielvartą, rūpestį, nelaimę.
      At first, when my mother died, I used to dream of her every night, but now I only dream of her when there is some grief, worry or disaster.
  4. used for emphasis
    Synonyms: koks, kaip
    Kàs tõ vaĩko gabùmas![1] ― What talent this boy has!

Declension

    Declension of kàs
nominative kàs
genitive kõ, kienõ
dative kám
accusative ką̃
instrumental kuõ
locative kamè
vocative –

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vytautas Ambrazas (2006) Lithuanian Grammar, 2nd revised edition, pages 198-201, 205-206

Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English cash.

Noun

kas

  1. money
    Synonyms: larzan, paisa
  2. cash

Etymology 2

From French casser, casse.

Verb

kas

  1. Medial form of kase

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German kæse, from Old High German chāsi, kāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, from Latin cāseus (“cheese”). Cognate with German Käse, English cheese.

Noun

kas m

  1. cheese

References

Mokilese

Noun

kas (indefinite kasmen)

  1. cat

Old Prussian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.

Pronoun

kas

  1. who (interrogative)

Declension

Singular Plural
m f n
Nom. kas quai, quoi ka, kai quai, quoi
Acc. kan, ka, kai kans
Dat. kasmu kasmu
Gen.
Inst. ku

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese casa and Spanish casa and Kabuverdianu kása.

Noun

kas

  1. A house
  2. A home.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkas/
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: kas

Noun

kas

  1. genitive plural of kasa

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kasъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

kȃs m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑с)

  1. A trot (gait of a horse).

Declension

Declension of kas
singular
nominative kas
genitive kasa
dative kasu
accusative kas
vocative kasu
locative kasu
instrumental kasom

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkas/ [ˈkas]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: kas

Noun

kas

  1. plural of ka

Swedish

Noun

kas c

  1. Alternative form of kase

Declension

Declension of kas
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kas kas
definite kasen kasens
plural indefinite kasar kasars
definite kasarna kasarnas

References

Ternate

Kas.

Etymology

From Indonesian kas (“box”), from Dutch kast (“cupboard”), from Middle Dutch caste (“chest”), from Old Dutch *kasto, from Frankish *kastō.

Pronunciation

Noun

kas

  1. A cupboard.

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 29

Turkish

Etymology

From kasmak (“to tighten, stretch”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kas

  1. A muscle.
    Synonym: adale

Declension

Inflection
Nominative kas
Definite accusative kası
Singular Plural
Nominative kas kaslar
Definite accusative kası kasları
Dative kasa kaslara
Locative kasta kaslarda
Ablative kastan kaslardan
Genitive kasın kasların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular kasım kaslarım
2nd singular kasın kasların
3rd singular kası kasları
1st plural kasımız kaslarımız
2nd plural kasınız kaslarınız
3rd plural kasları kasları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular kasımı kaslarımı
2nd singular kasını kaslarını
3rd singular kasını kaslarını
1st plural kasımızı kaslarımızı
2nd plural kasınızı kaslarınızı
3rd plural kaslarını kaslarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular kasıma kaslarıma
2nd singular kasına kaslarına
3rd singular kasına kaslarına
1st plural kasımıza kaslarımıza
2nd plural kasınıza kaslarınıza
3rd plural kaslarına kaslarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular kasımda kaslarımda
2nd singular kasında kaslarında
3rd singular kasında kaslarında
1st plural kasımızda kaslarımızda
2nd plural kasınızda kaslarınızda
3rd plural kaslarında kaslarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular kasımdan kaslarımdan
2nd singular kasından kaslarından
3rd singular kasından kaslarından
1st plural kasımızdan kaslarımızdan
2nd plural kasınızdan kaslarınızdan
3rd plural kaslarından kaslarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular kasımın kaslarımın
2nd singular kasının kaslarının
3rd singular kasının kaslarının
1st plural kasımızın kaslarımızın
2nd plural kasınızın kaslarınızın
3rd plural kaslarının kaslarının

Derived terms

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