cás
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cas"
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English cas, from Anglo-Norman casse (“box, chest, case”) (compare Old French chasse), from Latin capsa (“box, bookcase”), from capiō (“I take, seize, hold”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cás m (genitive singular cáis, nominative plural cásanna)
- case
- D’fhág sin figiúr iomlán de 2 chás idir lámha.
- It gave an overall figure of 2 cases in hand.
- affair
- cage
- suitcase
- concern
- situation
- scenario
- shell
Declension
Declension of cás
Derived terms
- clogás m (“bell tower, belfry”)
- cuir i gcás
- in anchás (“in evil case, plight”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cás | chás | gcás |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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