English

Noun

kas

1. plural of ka

Breton

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *kas, from Proto-Celtic *kassis, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂dtis.

Noun

kas m

1. hatred

Etymology 2

Verb

kas

1. to send

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish escasa ‎(“scarce”).

Verb

kas

1. to squander

Adjective

kas

1. wasteful

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas/
• Rhymes: -as
• Homophone: kaz

Noun

kas

1. genitive plural of kasa

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

kas f, m ‎(plural kassen, diminutive kasje n)

1. greenhouse
2. cash

   geld in kas - cash in hand

Derived terms

• krap bij kas

Estonian

Adverb

kas

1. Used to introduce a yes-or-no question.

   Kas ta on saabunud?

   Has she arrived?

See also

• kas või, kasvõi

Finnish

Etymology

From the imperative katso! ‎(“look!”), from katsoa ‎(“to look”).

Interjection

kas

1. look!, oh!, my! (used as expression of surprise, often accompanied with -pa -suffix in the verb used to explain the reason for astonishment)

   Kas, onpa sinulla suuret hampaat!

   My, what big teeth you have!

   Kas vain, onpa poika kasvanut!

   Look at that, how the boy has grown up!

2. look (used to start an explanation)

   Kas, asia on niin, että...

   Look, the thing is that...

Derived terms

• kas kummaa
• kas niin
• kas vain
• kas tässä

Usage notes

The use of kas is getting out of fashion as opening of an explanation and it is largely replaced in speech by kato.

French

Noun

kas m

1. plural of ka

Gothic

Romanization

kas

1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐍃

Hungarian

Etymology

From a Slavic language, compare Czech koš.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒʃ]
• Hyphenation: kas

Noun

kas ‎(plural kasok)

1. skep

Declension

Derived terms

• méhkas

Indonesian

Noun

kas

1. cash

Latvian

Pronoun

kas (interrogative)

1. who, what

   kas ir šis cilvēks?‎ ― who is this person?

   kas tā par grāmatu?‎ ― what kind of book is it?

kas (relative)

1. that
2. which
3. who

Declension

Antonyms

• nekas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.

Pronoun

kàs

1. who
2. what

Declension

Lojban

Rafsi

kas

1. rafsi of kalsa.

Old Prussian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos.

Pronoun

kas

1. who (interrogative)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kasъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kâːs/

Noun

kȃs m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ка̑с)

1. trot (gait of a horse)

Declension

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑs]

Noun

kas

1. muscle

Declension

Derived terms

• kaslı
• kaslılık
• kassız
• kassızlık

Synonyms

• adale