cais

See also: CAIS, cáis, and caís

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaʃ]

Adjective

cais

1. inflection of cas (“twisted, winding; curly; complicated, intricate; twisty, devious”):
   1. vocative/genitive masculine singular
   2. (archaic) dative feminine singular

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cais	chais	gcais
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cays, caes, cayz (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkajʃ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkajʃ/, /ˈkajs/
• Hyphenation: cais

Etymology 1

From French quai, from Old French cail, from Gaulish [Term?].

Noun

cais m (invariable)

1. quay, wharf, pier

See also

• píer m

Etymology 2

Verb

cais

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

Etymology 3

Noun

cais f pl

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural of noun cal.

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Romanian

Cais

Etymology

Back-formation from caisă (“apricot fruit”)., from Turkish kayısı.

Noun

cais m (plural caiși)

1. apricot (tree)

Declension

Declension of cais

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) cais	caisul	(niște) caiși	caișii
genitive/dative	(unui) cais	caisului	(unor) caiși	caișilor
vocative	caisule		caișilor

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Welsh

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kai̯s/

Noun

cais m (plural ceisiadau)

1. try, claim, request
2. application, bid
3. trunk call
4. quest

Derived terms

• ceisio

Verb

cais

1. third-person singular present indicative/future of ceisio

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cais	gais	nghais	chais
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.