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Galician
Verb
cae
- inflection of caer:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Irish
Noun
cae m (genitive singular cae, nominative plural caenna)
- Alternative form of caoth (“boghole, swamp-hole; ditch”)
Declension
Mutation
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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chae
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gcae
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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
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkae/
- Rhymes: -ae
- Syllabification: ca‧e
Verb
cae
- inflection of caer:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh kay (“hedge; enclosure”), from Proto-Brythonic *kaɨ, from Proto-Celtic *kagyom.
Compare Cornish ke, Breton kae, Old Irish caí; also Latin cohum, English haw. See also cau and caer.
Pronunciation
Noun
cae m (plural caeau)
- field
2020 May 19, BBC Cymru Fyw:Roedd llond cae ar ôl cae o'r blodau yma, ac roedd o'n arfer rhoi arwyddion o gwmpas y caeau i ddweud bod y cnwd wedi ei chwistrellu gyda phlaladdwr gwenwynig. Fel arall roedd ceir yn stopio wrth ochr y caeau ar ôl gweld môr o'r blodau hardd yma, a rhieni yn dod allan o'r car efo'u plant i eistedd yng nghanol y caeau - heb sylweddoli beth oedden nhw!- There was field after field full of these flowers, and he used to put signs around the fields saying that the crop had been sprayed with poisonous pesticides. Otherwise cars would stop at the side of the fields after seeing a sea of these beautiful flowers, and parents would get out of their cars with their children to sit in the middle of the fields – without realising what they were!
- (sports) pitch
2021 August 13, BBC Cymru Fyw:Dwi'n cofio wnaethon ni grys Yr Iseldiroedd, ac fe wnaethon ni e mewn oren mwy llachar. Roedd hynny'n fodern a chyffrous, ac oedden nhw'n edrych yn dda ar y cae.- I remember we made the Dutch shirt, and we made it in a brighter orange. That was modern and exciting, and they looked good on the pitch.
Usage notes
The word cae is the usual word for a field as found in the countryside. The term maes is used when referring to a field used for a specific purpose, such as maes glo (“coalfield”), maes y gad (“battlefield”), maes glanio (“airfield”), although an exception to this are sports terms, which may use cae instead, such as cae pêl-droed (“football pitch”). Maes is also used when referring to more figurative fields, such as a database or gravitational field or a field of interest, and is often found in place of cae in botanical names and literary language.
Derived terms
Verb
cae
- (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of cau
Alternative forms
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cae”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *crwajᴬ (“plough”). Cognate with Thai ไถ (tǎi), Lao ໄຖ (thai), Northern Thai ᨳᩱ, Khün ᨳᩱ, Lü ᦺᦏ (ṫhay), Shan ထႆ (thǎi), Ahom 𑜌𑜩 (thay), Saek ไถ่.
Pronunciation
Noun
cae (Sawndip forms ⿰犁之 or 𱭯 or ⿰牛之 or ⿰哉之 or ⿺辶在, 1957–1982 spelling cəi)
- plough
Verb
cae (Sawndip forms ⿰犁之 or 𱭯 or ⿰牛之 or ⿰哉之 or ⿺辶在, 1957–1982 spelling cəi)
- to plough