causa

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Contents 1 French 1.1 Verb 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Synonyms 2.3 Verb 2.4 Related terms 3 Latin 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Inflection 3.1.2 Usage notes 4 Occitan 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun 5 Portuguese 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Etymology 5.3 Noun 5.4 Verb 5.5 Related terms 6 Spanish 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Noun 6.3 Verb 6.4 Related terms

[edit] French

[edit] Verb

causa

1. Third-person singular past historic of causer.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin causa. Compare English cause, French cause, Portuguese causa, Spanish causa.

[edit] Noun

causa f. (plural cause)

1. cause
2. lawsuit

[edit] Synonyms

• lite (lawsuit)

[edit] Verb

causa

1. Third-person singular present tense of causare.
2. Second-person singular imperative of causare.

[edit] Related terms

• a causa di
• causale
• cosa

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

causa (genitive causae); f, first declension

1. cause, reason
2. case, claim, contention
3. motive, pretext
4. situation, condition

[edit] Inflection

First declension (1).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	causa	causae
genitive	causae	causārum
dative	causae	causīs
accusative	causam	causās
ablative	causā	causīs
vocative	causa	causae

[edit] Usage notes

In the ablative case with a preceding noun in the genitive case, causā can mean "for the sake of" or "on account of" (e.g., urbis causā, "for the sake of the city").

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[edit] Occitan

[edit] Etymology

From Latin causa.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: ['kawzo]

[edit] Noun

causa f. (plural causas)

1. thing

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: cau‧sa

[edit] Etymology

From Latin causa. Compare English cause, French cause, Italian causa, Spanish causa.

[edit] Noun

causa f. (plural causas)

1. cause, reason
2. suit, lawsuit
3. goal, aim

[edit] Verb

causa

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of verb causar.
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of verb causar.

[edit] Related terms

• causal

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin causa. Compare English cause, French cause, Italian causa, Portuguese causa.

[edit] Noun

causa f. (plural causas)

1. cause
2. lawsuit

[edit] Verb

causa (infinitive: causar)

1. informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of causar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of causar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of causar.

[edit] Related terms

• causal
• acusar
• cosa