cadascun
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Etymology[edit]
From older cascun, from Vulgar Latin *casquunum, a conflation of Latin quisque unum ("each one") and *catunum, from cata (<Ancient Greek κατά (katá)) unum. Or from a crossing of cada and Old Catalan quiscun. Compare Occitan cadun, chascun, French chacun, Italian ciascuno.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -un
Determiner[edit]
cadascun (feminine cadascuna, masculine plural cadascuns, feminine plural cadascunes)
Usage notes[edit]
The plural forms are used with pluralia tantum, which are grammatically plural but are still single objects.
