casus

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin casus 'chance, event', from the past participle of cadere 'to fall, happen'; same semantic leap as Dutch voorval, German Forfall etc., cognate with English case, French cas etc.

[edit] Noun

casus m. (plural casussen or casus, diminutive casusje, diminutive plural casusjes)

  1. A case, occurence, instance, especially used for a reference or teaching example and for a legal case
  2. (grammar) A case, (instance of) grammatical case
  3. A coincidence

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Verb

casus

  1. past participle of cadere, 'to fall'.

[edit] Adjective

casus m. (feminine casa, neuter casum); first/second declension

  1. fallen

[edit] Noun

casus (genitive casūs); m, fourth declension

  1. A case, happening, instance; literally that which has fallen; substantive use of the adjective

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative casus casūs
genitive casūs casuum
dative casuī casibus
accusative casum casūs
ablative casū casibus
vocative casus casūs

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[edit] Noun

casus

  1. A spy

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