cautus

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Latin

Etymology

From past participle stem of cavēre.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cautus (feminine cauta, neuter cautum, comparative cautior, superlative cautissimus, adverb cautē or cautim); first/second-declension adjective

  1. cautious, careful
    Synonyms: intentus, attentus, intēnsus
    Antonym: incautus
  2. circumspect, prudent
  3. wary

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

  • Friulian: tśot
  • Galician: couto
  • Old Norman: cault, chault
  • Old Occitan: caut
  • Portuguese: couto, coito
  • Spanish: coto
  • Albanian: kujdes
  • Catalan: caut
  • Basque: kautu
  • French: caut (obsolescent)
  • Italian: cauto
  • Portuguese: cauto
  • Spanish: cauto

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