kas
Breton
Etymology 1
From Proto-Brythonic *kas, from Proto-Celtic *kassis, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂dtis.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch casse, from Old French casse, from Latin cassa. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑs/
- Rhymes: -ɑs
audio (file) - Hyphenation: kas
Noun
kas f or m (plural kassen, diminutive kasje n)
- greenhouse
- cash
- geld in kas - cash in hand
- Archaic form of kassa.
Estonian
Etymology
Derived from kaasas.
Particle
kas
- Used to introduce a yes-or-no question.
- Kas ta on saabunud?
- Has she arrived?
- Kas ta on saabunud?
See also
- kas või, kasvõi
Finnish
Interjection
kas
- 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!
- 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
- kas kummaa
- kas niin
- kas vain
- kas tässä
French
Gothic
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɒʃ]
- Hyphenation: kas
Noun
kas (plural kasok)
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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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 |
Possessive forms of kas | ||
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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 |
References
- Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
Indonesian
Latvian
Pronoun
kas (interrogative)
kas (relative)
kas (indefinite)
- something
- kad gribas ko īpašu ― when you want something special
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.
Mauritian Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kas/, /kaʃ/
Mòcheno
Etymology
From Old High German kāsi, from Proto-Germanic *kāsijaz, borrowed from Latin cāseus. Cognate with German Käse, Dutch kaas, Plautdietsch Kjees, West Frisian tsiis, English cheese, Elfdalian kęse.
References
- “kas” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Old Prussian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese casa and Spanish casa and Kabuverdianu kása.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kasъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kâːs/
Declension
singular | |
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nominative | kas |
genitive | kasa |
dative | kasu |
accusative | kas |
vocative | kasu |
locative | kasu |
instrumental | kasom |
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɑs]
Declension
Inflection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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