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German
Pronunciation
Noun
Casus m (strong, genitive Casus, plural Casus)
- Alternative form of Kasus
- 1975, Franz Altheim, Geschichte der Hunnen, 4th volume, 2nd edition, page 79:
Im Mittelpersischen gab es keine verschiedenen Casus mehr, sondern nur einen Casus generalis.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Casus f sg (genitive Casī); second declension
- Alternative form of Casos (“the island of Casos”)
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Etymology 2
Unknown, but presumably via Ancient Greek. Compare the second element in Καύκασος (Kaúkasos) as well as Caspius. Mentioned only by Pliny (Naturalis Historia 6.39.7).
Proper noun
Casus m sg (genitive Casī); second declension
- Casus (a river in Caucasian Albania)
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.