kas

See also: kAS, kAs, kaš, kaş, Kaş, -kas, and kas-

English

Noun

kas

1. plural of ka

Anagrams

• AKs, ASK, Ask, KSA, SKA, aks, ask, ska

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Breton

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *kas, from Proto-Celtic *kassis, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂dtis.

Noun

kas m

1. hatred

Etymology 2

Verb

kas

1. to send

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish escasa (“scarce”).

Verb

kas

1. to squander

Adjective

kas

1. wasteful

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas/
• Rhymes: -as
• Homophone: kaz

Noun

kas

1. genitive plural of kasa

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch casse, from Old French casse, from Latin cassa. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑs/
• Rhymes: -ɑs

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Noun

kas f, m (plural kassen, diminutive kasje n)

1. greenhouse
2. cash

   geld in kas - cash in hand

3. Archaic form of kassa.

Derived terms

• broeikas
• krap bij kas

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Estonian

Etymology

Derived from kaasas.

Particle

kas

1. Used to introduce a yes-or-no question.

   Kas ta on saabunud?

   Has she arrived?

See also

• kas või, kasvõi

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Finnish

Etymology

From the imperative katso! (“look!”), from katsoa (“to look”).

Interjection

kas

1. look!, oh!, my! (used as expression of surprise, often accompanied with -pa -suffix in the verb used to explain the reason for astonishment)

   Kas, onpa sinulla suuret hampaat!

   My, what big teeth you have!

   Kas vain, onpa poika kasvanut!

   Look at that, how the boy has grown up!

2. look (used to start an explanation)

   Kas, asia on niin, että...

   Look, the thing is that...

Usage notes

The use of kas is getting out of fashion as opening of an explanation and it is largely replaced in speech by kato.

Derived terms

• kas kummaa
• kas niin
• kas vain
• kas tässä

Anagrams

• -ska, SAK

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French

Noun

kas m

1. plural of ka

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Gothic

Romanization

kas

1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐍃

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Hungarian

Etymology

From a Slavic language. Compare Czech koš.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒʃ]
• Hyphenation: kas

Noun

kas (plural kasok)

1. skep (a beehive made of straw or wicker)
2. (dialectal) basket (a tub-shaped larger container made of straw or wicker)
3. (mining) cage (a lift in the mine shaft, used for hoisting personnel and materials)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kas	kasok
accusative	kast	kasokat
dative	kasnak	kasoknak
instrumental	kassal	kasokkal
causal-final	kasért	kasokért
translative	kassá	kasokká
terminative	kasig	kasokig
essive-formal	kasként	kasokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kasban	kasokban
superessive	kason	kasokon
adessive	kasnál	kasoknál
illative	kasba	kasokba
sublative	kasra	kasokra
allative	kashoz	kasokhoz
elative	kasból	kasokból
delative	kasról	kasokról
ablative	kastól	kasoktól

Possessive forms of kas
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kasom	kasaim
2nd person sing.	kasod	kasaid
3rd person sing.	kasa	kasai
1st person plural	kasunk	kasaink
2nd person plural	kasotok	kasaitok
3rd person plural	kasuk	kasaik

Derived terms

• méhkas
• mellkas
• szállítókas

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Indonesian

Noun

kas

1. cash

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Latvian

Pronoun

kas (interrogative)

1. who, what

   kas ir šis cilvēks? ― who is this person?

   kas tā par grāmatu? ― what kind of book is it?

kas (relative)

1. that
2. which
3. who

kas (indefinite)

1. something

   kad gribas ko īpašu ― when you want something special

Declension

Nominative	kas
Accusative	ko
Genitive	kā
Dative	kam
Locative	-

Antonyms

• nekas

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.

Pronoun

kàs

1. who
2. what

Declension

    declension of kas

nominative	kàs
genitive	kõ, kienõ
dative	kám
accusative	ką̃
instrumental	kuõ
locative	kamè
vocative	–

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Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas/, /kaʃ/

Etymology 1

From English cash

Noun

kas

1. money

   Synonyms: larzan, paisa

2. cash

Etymology 2

From French casser, casse

Verb

1. Medial form of kase
2. broke

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Mòcheno

Noun

kas ? (plural [please provide])

1. cheese

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

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Old Prussian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.

Pronoun

kas

1. who (interrogative)

Declension

Case	Singular m	Singular f	Singular n	Plural m	Plural f	Plural n
Nominative	kas	kwāi	ka	kwāi	kwās	ka (archaic) kai
Genitive	kasse	kasses	kasse	kwēisan	kwēisan	kasse
Dative	kasmu	kassei	kasmu	kwēimans	kwēimans	kasmu
Accusative	kan	kan	ka	kans	kans	kans, kas (archaic)

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese casa and Spanish casa and Kabuverdianu kása.

Noun

kas

1. house
2. home

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kasъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kâːs/

Noun

kȃs m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑с)

1. trot (gait of a horse)

Declension

Declension of kas

	singular
nominative	kas
genitive	kasa
dative	kasu
accusative	kas
vocative	kasu
locative	kasu
instrumental	kasom

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas/

Noun

kas

1. plural of ka

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑs]

Noun

kas

1. muscle

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kas
Definite accusative	kası
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kas	kaslar
Definite accusative	kası	kasları
Dative	kasa	kaslara
Locative	kasta	kaslarda
Ablative	kastan	kaslardan
Genitive	kasın	kasların
Possessive forms Singular Plural 1st singular kasım kaslarım 2nd singular kasın kasların 3rd singular kası kasları 1st plural kasımız kaslarımız 2nd plural kasınız kaslarınız 3rd plural kasları kasları

Synonyms

• adale

Derived terms

• kaslı
• kaslılık
• kassız
• kassızlık