kas

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kas"

Symbol

kas

(international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kashmiri.

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

kaas

Noun

kas (plural kases)

A kind of large cupboard or wardrobe of Dutch origin, popular in the Netherlands and America in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Etymology 2

Noun

kas

plural of ka

Anagrams

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkas/ [ˈkʌs]

Hyphenation: kas

Noun

kás m

Declension

More information Declension of kás, absolutive ...

Declension of kás

absolutive

predicative

subjective

genitive

Postpositioned forms
l-case	kásal
k-case	kásak
t-case	kásat
h-case	kásah

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References

E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kas”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Etymology

From Dutch kast.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kas/

Noun

kas (plural kaste)

A cupboard.

Etymology 1

From Middle Breton cas, from Proto-Brythonic *kas, from Proto-Celtic *kassis.

Noun

kas m

hatred

Etymology 2

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

Verb

kas

To send.

Etymology

Shortening of kalas.

Verb

kas

to squander

Adjective

kas

wasteful

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkas]
Rhymes: -as
Homophone: kaz

Noun

kas f

genitive plural of kasa

Etymology

From Middle Dutch casse, from Old French casse, from Italian cassa, from Latin capsa. Doublet of cash.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑs/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: kas
Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

kas f (plural kassen, diminutive kasje n)

(Netherlands) a greenhouse
Synonyms: broeikas, kweekhuis, serre (Belgium)
a public or private entity, mainly concerned with managing funds for a certain purpose, after which it is often named
a counter, room etc. where cash payments are made and/or received
a protective casing
(dated) cash
geld in kas - cash in hand
Archaic form of kassa.

Derived terms

borstkas
broeikas
hulpkas
kastekort
krap bij kas
ziekenkas

Descendants

Negerhollands: kas
→ Caribbean Javanese: kas
→ Sranan Tongo: kasi
- → Caribbean Javanese: kasi, kas

Etymology

Derived from kaasas.

Particle

kas

Used to introduce a yes-or-no question.
Kas ta on saabunud?
Has (s)he arrived?

Alternative forms

kah, ka (dialectal)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑs/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠]
Rhymes: -ɑs
Hyphenation^(key): kas

Interjection

kas

look!, oh!, my!, behold! (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!
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

Noun

kas m

plural of ka

Romanization

kas

Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐍃

Etymology

From a Slavic language. Compare Czech koš.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkɒʃ]
Hyphenation: kas
Rhymes: -ɒʃ

Noun

kas (plural kasok)

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

Declension

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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	kasul	—
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
non-attributive possessive – singular	kasé	kasoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	kaséi	kasokéi

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More information possessor, single possession ...

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

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Derived terms

(Compound words):

keresztül-kasul
mellkas
méhkas
szállítókas

References

[1]
kas in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

Etymology

Potentially connected to Basque ikasi (“to learn, to study”).

Noun

kas

knowledge
experience
kas e ebeŕ e ik e
resulting from their own experience

References

Villamor, Fernando (2020) A basic dictionary and grammar of the Iberian language

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkas]
Hyphenation: kas

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch kas, from Old French casse, from Italian cassa from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa (“box, case”), from capiō (“I take, I seize, I receive”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).

Noun

kas (plural kas-kas)

cash:
1. money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions.
  Synonyms: tunai, kes
2. (accounting) liquid assets, money that can be traded quickly, as distinct from assets that are invested and cannot be easily exchanged.
  Synonym: tunai (Standard Malay)

Alternative forms

kes (colloquial)

Etymology 2

From Dutch kast.

Noun

kas (plural kas-kas)

A box
1. A cashbox
2. A watch-box

Descendants

→ Ternate: kas (“cupboard”)

Etymology

From the imperative katso! (“look!”). Akin to Finnish kas.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑs/, [ˈkɑz̠]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑs/, [ˈkɑʒ̥]

Rhymes: -ɑs

Hyphenation: kas

Interjection

kas

look! behold!

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 140

Romanization

kas

Romanization of ꦏꦱ꧀

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas. Cognates include Latvian kas and Lithuanian kas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkas]
Hyphenation: kas

Pronoun

kas

who? what?
who, what, that

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

	singular	plural
nominative	kas	kas
genitive	kuo	kuo
dative	kam	kam
accusative	kū	kū
locative	kimā	kimūs (m), kamuos (f)

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Declension of kas

References

Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 38

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas.

Pronoun

kas (interrogative)

who, what
kas ir šis cilvēks? ― who is this person?

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

kas (relative)

kas (indefinite)

something
Synonym: kaut kas

kad gribas ko īpašu ― when you want something special

Declension

Nominative	kas
Accusative	ko
Genitive	kā
Dative	kam
Locative	-

Antonyms

nekas

Etymology

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

Pronoun

kàs

who
Kàs yrà tàs žmogùs? ― Who is that person?
what
Kàs Lietuvõs sóstinė? ― What is Lithuania's capital?
every^[1]
Synonym: kiekvienas
- 1922, Šatrijos Ragana (Marija Pečkauskaitė), Sename dvare:
  Iš pradžių, mamai mirus, sapnuodavau ją kas naktį, o dabar tik prieš kokį nors sielvartą, rūpestį, nelaimę.
  At first, when my mother died, I used to dream of her every night, but now I only dream of her when there is some grief, worry or disaster.
used for emphasis
Synonyms: koks, kaip

Kàs tõ vaĩko gabùmas!^[1] ― What talent this boy has!

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

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

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Declension of kàs

Derived terms

References

“kas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025

[1]
Vytautas Ambrazas (2006) Lithuanian Grammar, 2nd revised edition, pages 198-201, 205-206

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kas/, /kaʃ/

Etymology 1

From English cash.

Noun

kas

money
Synonyms: larzan, paisa
cash

Etymology 2

From French casser, casse.

Verb

kas

Medial form of kase

Etymology

From Middle High German kæse, from Old High German chāsi, kāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, from Latin cāseus (“cheese”). Cognate with German Käse, English cheese.

Noun

kas m

cheese

References

Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Noun

kas (indefinite kasmen)

cat

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəʀas (“hard”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kas/
Rhymes: -kas

Noun

kas

Alternative forms

akas
kas-kas

Derived terms

akas
amarikas
kas-kas
kinasan
makas
makas-kas
parikas

Descendants

>? Javanese: ꦏꦱ꧀ (kas)

Etymology

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

Pronoun

kas

who (interrogative)

Declension

More information Singular, Plural ...

	Singular			Plural
	m	f	n	Plural
Nom.	kas	quai, quoi	ka, kai	quai, quoi
Acc.			kan, ka, kai	kans
Dat.	kasmu		kasmu
Gen.
Inst.			ku

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Etymology

From Portuguese casa and Spanish casa and Kabuverdianu kása.

Noun

kas

A house
A home.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkas/
Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: kas

Noun

kas

genitive plural of kasa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kasъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kâːs/

Noun

kȃs m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑с)

A trot (gait of a horse).

Declension

More information singular, nominative ...

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

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkas/ [ˈkas]
Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: kas

Noun

kas

plural of ka

Noun

kas c

Alternative form of kase

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Declension of *kas*
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kas	kas
singular	definite	kasen	kasens
plural	indefinite	kasar	kasars
plural	definite	kasarna	kasarnas

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References

Etymology

From Indonesian kas (“box”), from Dutch kast (“cupboard”), from Middle Dutch caste (“chest”), from Old Dutch *kasto, from Frankish *kastō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkas]

Noun

kas

A cupboard.

References

Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 29

Etymology

From kasmak (“to tighten, stretch”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɑs]
Audio: (file)

Noun

kas

A muscle.
Synonym: adale

Declension

More information Inflection, Nominative ...

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
Nominative
	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
Definite accusative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kasımı	kaslarımı
2nd singular	kasını	kaslarını
3rd singular	kasını	kaslarını
1st plural	kasımızı	kaslarımızı
2nd plural	kasınızı	kaslarınızı
3rd plural	kaslarını	kaslarını
Dative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kasıma	kaslarıma
2nd singular	kasına	kaslarına
3rd singular	kasına	kaslarına
1st plural	kasımıza	kaslarımıza
2nd plural	kasınıza	kaslarınıza
3rd plural	kaslarına	kaslarına
Locative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kasımda	kaslarımda
2nd singular	kasında	kaslarında
3rd singular	kasında	kaslarında
1st plural	kasımızda	kaslarımızda
2nd plural	kasınızda	kaslarınızda
3rd plural	kaslarında	kaslarında
Ablative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kasımdan	kaslarımdan
2nd singular	kasından	kaslarından
3rd singular	kasından	kaslarından
1st plural	kasımızdan	kaslarımızdan
2nd plural	kasınızdan	kaslarınızdan
3rd plural	kaslarından	kaslarından
Genitive
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kasımın	kaslarımın
2nd singular	kasının	kaslarının
3rd singular	kasının	kaslarının
1st plural	kasımızın	kaslarımızın
2nd plural	kasınızın	kaslarınızın
3rd plural	kaslarının	kaslarının

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Derived terms

[1] [1]
kas in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

[ambrazas-2] [1]
Vytautas Ambrazas (2006) Lithuanian Grammar, 2nd revised edition, pages 198-201, 205-206

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