cassis

See also Cassis

English

Etymology

From French cassis

Noun

cassis (usually uncountable; plural ?)

1. The blackcurrant plant, Ribes nigrum; the flavor of its berries
2. A liqueur made from these berries, especially crème de cassis.

   Cassis and soda is a popular drink.

3. A wine flavor note, suggesting the fruity and full-bodied characteristics of the fruit.

Translations

The blackcurrant plant, Ribes nigrum

• Finnish: mustaherukka (fi)

A liqueur made from these berries

A wine flavor note, suggesting the fruity and full-bodied characteristics of the fruit

See also

• kir

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French

Etymology

Probably from Latin cassia, from Hebrew קציעה (qetzi'ah), meaning incense cassia or the cassia tree.

Noun

cassis m (plural cassis)

1. blackcurrant (fruit)

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kadh- (“to guard, cover, care for, protect”). Cognate with Old English hætt (“head-covering, hat”). More at hat.

Noun

cassis (genitive cassidis); f, third declension

1. a plumed metal helmet

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	cassis	cassidēs
genitive	cassidis	cassidum
dative	cassidī	cassidibus
accusative	cassidem	cassidēs
ablative	casside	cassidibus
vocative	cassis	cassidēs

Derived terms

• cassīta
• cassidārius