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Pronunciation
Adverb
cá
really
Verb
cá
to deceive , to fool someone
References
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adverb
cá
where ?
Synonyms: cá háit , cén áit
Cá bhfuil tú? ― Where are you?
Cá ndeachaigh sé? ― Where did he go?
Usage notes
Not used with the past tense, except for some irregular verbs. Triggers eclipsis of the following verb. Takes the dependent form of irregular verbs.
Related terms
cár ( used with the past tense and in copular constructions before a consonant )
cárb , cárbh ( used in copular constructions before a vowel )
Determiner
cá ( triggers h -prothesis )
what ?
Cá haois é? ― What age is he? How old is he?
Cá tairbhe duit é? ― What profit is it to you?
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Etymology 2
Noun
cá
The name of the Latin-script letter k .
Usage notes
Although the letter ⟨k⟩ is not used in Irish, it has a name so it can be referred to in mathematical or scientific usage or when spelling words in other languages.
See also
( Latin-script letter names ) litir ; á , bé , cé , dé , é , eif , gé , héis , í , jé , cá , eil , eim , ein , ó , pé , cú , ear , eas , té , ú , vé , wae , ex , yé , zae
Note: The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers.
Further reading
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “cá ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “cá ” in English-Irish Dictionary , An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe .
Entries containing “cá ” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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Alternative forms
Etymology
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Noun
cá f
house
References
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -a
Hyphenation: cá
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese aca , from Vulgar Latin *eccum hāc . Compare archaic French çà , Spanish acá and Italian qua .
Alternative forms
Adverb
cá (not comparable )
here ( in this place )
Synonym: aqui
Antonym: lá
Cá estou. ― Here I am.
hither ( to this place )
Synonym: aqui
Vem cá . ― Come here .
here ( at this time; at the present situation )
Synonyms: agora , aqui , já
De lá para cá fizemos muita coisa. We’ve done a lot since then. (literally, “from there to here . ”)
See also
Etymology 2
From Latin kā ( “ kay ” ) .
Noun
cá m (plural cás )
( Brazil ) The name of the Latin-script letter K . (kay )
Synonym: ( Portugal ) capa
Vietnamese
Cá
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *ʔa-kaːʔ , from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kaʔ . Cognate with Thavung ก้า , Khmer កា ( kaa , “ prefix for fish ” ) , Pacoh aca , Bahnar ka , Mang ʔaː¹ , Khasi 'kha /dohkha , Mon က ( kaˀ ) , Car Nicobarese kāḵ .
Noun
(classifier con ) cá • (亇 , 个 , 𩵜 )
a fish ( vertebrate animal )
Cá heo và cá voi không phải là cá . Dolphins and whales aren't fish.
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Etymology 2
Verb
cá
( colloquial ) to bet
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