Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, coined in 1776 by German-speaking Johann Anton Güldenstädt, born in Riga, Latvia, to name a cat he discovered during a Russian expedition to the Caucasus.

Proper noun

Chaus m

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – aquatic cats resembling Felis chaus chaus, the type subspecies of jungle cat.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Chaus caffer (kaffir cat), Chaus libyaeus (Libyan chaus) - selected species, both now subspecies Felis silvestris lybica (African wildcat)

English

Noun

Chaus (obsolete)

1. Alternative letter-case form of chaus ‎(“chiaus”)
   • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Chaus.

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: kāʹŭs, IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪ.ʌs/
• Hyphenation: cha‧us

Noun

chaus ‎(plural chauses)

1. (dated) Felis chaus ‎(“jungle cat”)
2. Alternative letter-case form of Chaus

Etymology 2

• See chiaus.

Pronunciation

• enPR: chous, IPA^(key): /tʃaʊs/
• Hyphenation: chaus

Noun

chaus

1. Obsolete spelling of chiaus [16th–17th c.]
   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:chaus.

References

• "Chiaus" in A New English dictionary on historical principles, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1893, volume 2, p. 334.
• chaus in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• “chiaus, n.”, in OED Online, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• chaus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaws/

Noun

chaus m anim

1. jungle cat, Felis chaus

Declension