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Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English cas, from Anglo-Norman casse (“box, chest, case”) (compare Old French chasse), from Latin capsa (“box, bookcase”), from capiō (“I take, seize, hold”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cás m (genitive singular cáis, nominative plural cásanna)
- case
- D’fhág sin figiúr iomlán de 2 chás idir lámha. ― It gave an overall figure of 2 cases in hand.
- affair
- cage
- suitcase
- concern
- situation
- scenario
- shell
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| cás
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chás
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gcás
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
cás
- plural of cá