ca

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ca"

English

Alternative forms

• see circa

Adverb

ca (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of circa.
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Translations

abbreviation of circa — see ca.

Anagrams

• -ac, A.C., A/C, AC, Ac, a-c, a.c., a/c, ac, ac-, ac.

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Albanian

Alternative forms

• disa

Etymology

From the sequence of article sa + të.

Pronoun

ca

1. some

Related terms

• sa
• të

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈka/

Etymology 1

From Latin canis, canem, from Proto-Italic *kō (accusative *kwanem), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (accusative *ḱwónm̥).

Noun

ca m (plural cans)

1. dog

Usage notes

• This term is used in Catalonia or Valencia only in stock phrases, with gos (feminine gossa) being the term generally used for a dog.
• In the Balearics, ca has retained its use as the primary word for a dog. However, instead of a feminine of ca, *cana, being used for a female dog, in the Balearics, cussa, the feminine of cus (“little dog”) is used.
• Note also that those breeds of dogs that originated in the Balearics use ca and not gos to form name of the breed.

Synonyms

• gos m

Hyponyms

• (Balearics) cus m (“little dog”), (Balearics) cussa f (“female dog”)
• gos m (“male dog”), gossa f (“female dog”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ca de bestiar (“Majorca Shepherd Dog”)
• ca de bou (“Majorca Mastiff”)

• ca eivissenc (“Ibizan Hound”)
• ca mè mallorquí (“Majorcan Pointer”)

• ca petaner
• ca rater mallorquí (“Majorcan Ratter”)

Etymology 2

Noun

ca f (plural cas)

1. The letter K (lowercase k).

Usage notes

• The letter K is not used in native Catalan words and thus its presence in a word is a fairly reliable indicator of a recent import.

Etymology 3

Apocopated form of casa. Compare French chez, Spanish ca, Italian ca'.

Particle

ca

1. the house (of)

   Anem a ca la Maria. ― We are going to Maria’s house.

   Aquell casalot és cal Ramon. ― That mansion is Ramon’s house.

   Parlem català a ca nostra. ― We speak Catalan at our house.

Usage notes

• When followed by one of the articles el, els, en, and es, the word ca contracts with them into cal, cals, can, and cas, respectively.

Derived terms

• cal, cals, can, cas

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Classical Nahuatl

Verb

ca

1. to be in a location

Usage notes

Ca is an irregular verb; its plural form is cate.

Particle

ca

Used in affirmative statements.

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French

Preposition

ca

1. Abbreviation of circa.

Further reading

• “ca” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Galician

Conjunction

ca

1. than

   As miñas irmás son máis altas ca min.

   My sisters are taller than I am.

Derived terms

• có

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Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsa/

Determiner

ca (plural ci)

1. Alternative form of ica

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Italian

Abbreviation

ca

1. circa

See also

• calcio
• ca'
• c.a.

Anagrams

• AC, a.C.

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃa/

Noun

ca (Jawi spelling چا‎, third person possessive canya)

1. tea

Synonyms

• teh

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Mandarin

Romanization

ca

1. Nonstandard spelling of cā.
2. Nonstandard spelling of cǎ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of cà.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Neapolitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka/

Adverb

ca

1. what

Conjunction

ca

1. than (comparison between adjectives only)

Pronoun

ca

1. that
2. who
3. which

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀘 (Brahmi script)
• च (Devanagari script)
• চ (Bengali script)
• ච (Sinhalese script)
• စ (Burmese script)
• จ (Thai script)
• ᨧ (Tai Tham script)
• ច (Khmer script)

Particle

ca

1. and (copulative particle)

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Portuguese

Contraction

ca

1. (colloquial) Contraction of com a.

Adverb

ca (not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of cá

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka/
• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

From Latin quam. The expression ca și may derive from Latin quasi.

Adverb

ca

1. than

   Am o carte mai bună ca aceasta. ― I have a better book than this one.

2. as

   Filmul este tot așa de interesant ca romanul. ― The movie is as interesting as the novel is.

Synonyms

• decât

Related terms

• cam

Etymology 2

From Latin quia.

Conjunction

ca

1. (obsolete) because
2. (followed by să) in order to

Synonyms

• (because): pentru că, întrucât, fiindcă, deoarece

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) che
• (Surmiran) tgi
• (Puter) cu
• (Vallader) co

Etymology

From Latin quam or quod.

Conjunction

ca

1. (Sutsilvan) than

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Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaː/, IPA^(key): /kɑː/

Verb

ca (third-person singular present cas, present participle cain, past ca'd, past participle ca'd)

1. call
2. summon
3. drive something
4. go on, proceed
5. knock or push

Derived terms

• ca canny

Contraction

ca

1. (some Scots dialects) can't

   That ca be him!

   That can't be him!

See also

• cannae

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka/
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  • Homophone: ka

Etymology 1

From ¡quia!.

Interjection

ca

1. (Spain) Denotes incredulity or negation; oh no!

Synonyms

• ¡quia!
• ¡qué va!

Etymology 2

From Latin quia.

Conjunction

ca

1. (obsolete) because

Etymology 3

Clipping of casa.

Noun

ca f (plural cas)

1. (colloquial) house

Further reading

• “ca” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Swedish

Abbreviation

ca

1. circa; Abbreviation of cirka. Alternative form of c:a

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Tarantino

Pronoun

ca (relative)

1. to whom
2. to which

Adjective

ca

1. what

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧]

Etymology 1

From French quart.

Noun

ca

1. mug (cup)
2. mug (about 1/4 liter)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 歌 (“song”).

Noun

(classifier bài) ca

1. (literary) a song

   Sa hành đoản ca (Bài ca ngắn đi trên bãi cát)

   A Short Song about Walking on Sand

Verb

ca

1. (usually literary) to sing

   Đăng kí ca ở đâu hả em?

   Where can I sign up to sing, boy?

2. (colloquial) to praise

Synonyms

• hát
• ca ngợi

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ca hát
• ca ngợi

• ca nhạc
• ca từ

• ngợi ca

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French cas.

Noun

ca

1. (medicine) case

   Ca này nặng đấy!

   This case is a serious one!

   Đã có 5 ca tử vong.

   Five people have died [of this illness].

See also

• trường hợp

Etymology 4

Compare Thai กะ (gà, “shift”).

Noun

ca

1. shift (change of workers)

   tan ca ― to finish one's shift

Derived terms

Derived terms

• giao ca

Etymology 5

Borrowed from French ka.

Noun

ca

1. The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.

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Welsh

Alternative forms

• (first-person singular future): caf (literary)
• (second-person singular imperative): cei, cymer (colloquial)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaː/

Verb

ca

1. inflection of cael:
   1. (colloquial) first-person singular future
   2. (literary) second-person singular imperative

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
ca	ga	ngha	cha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.