# kas
## Translingual
### Symbol

kas
* (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kashmiri.

### See also

* Wiktionary’s coverage of Kashmiri terms

## English
### Etymology 1
#### Alternative forms

* kaas

#### Noun

kas (plural kases)
* A kind of large cupboard or wardrobe of Dutch origin, popular in the Netherlands and America in the 17th and 18th centuries.

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

kas
* plural of ka

### Anagrams

* AKs, ASK, Ask, KSA, SAK, SKA, aks, ask, ska

## Afar
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkas/ [ˈkʌs]
* Hyphenation: kas

### Noun

kás m
* advise
* mind
* wisdom
* intelligence

#### Declension

absolutive
kás
predicative
kása
subjective
kás
genitive
kastí
Postpositioned forms
l-case
kásal
k-case
kásak
t-case
kásat
h-case
kásah :

### References

* E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kas”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
* Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch kast.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kas/

### Noun

kas (plural kaste)
* A cupboard.

## Breton
### Etymology 1

From Middle Breton cas, from Proto-Brythonic *kas, from Proto-Celtic *kassis.

#### Noun

kas m
* hatred

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Verb

kas
* To send.

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Shortening of kalas.

### Verb

kas
* to squander

### Adjective

kas
* wasteful

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkas]
* Rhymes: -as
* Homophone: kaz

### Noun

kas f
* genitive plural of kasa

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch casse, from Old French casse, from Italian cassa, from Latin capsa. Doublet of cash.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɑs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: kas
* Rhymes: -ɑs

### Noun

kas f (plural kassen, diminutive kasje n)
* (Netherlands) a greenhouse
    Synonyms: broeikas, kweekhuis, serre (Belgium)
* a public or private entity, mainly concerned with managing funds for a certain purpose, after which it is often named
* a counter, room etc. where cash payments are made and/or received
* a protective casing
* (dated) cash
    geld in kas - cash in hand
* Archaic form of kassa.

#### Derived terms

* borstkas
* broeikas
* hulpkas
* kastekort
* krap bij kas
* ziekenkas

#### Descendants

* Negerhollands: kas
* → Caribbean Javanese: kas
* → Sranan Tongo: kasi
** → Caribbean Javanese: kasi, kas

## Estonian
### Etymology

Derived from kaasas.

### Particle

kas
* Used to introduce a yes-or-no question.
    Kas ta on saabunud?Has (s)he arrived?

### See also

* kas või, kasvõi

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* kah, ka (dialectal)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑs/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠]
* Rhymes: -ɑs
* Hyphenation: kas

### Interjection

kas
* look!, oh!, my!, behold! (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!
* look (used to start an explanation)
    Kas, asia on niin, että...Look, the thing is that...

#### 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.

#### Derived terms

* kas kummaa
* kas niin
* kas vain
* kas tässä

### Further reading

* “kas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* -ska, SAK

## French
### Noun

kas m
* plural of ka

## Gothic
### Romanization

kas
* Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐍃

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From a Slavic language. Compare Czech koš.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɒʃ]
* Hyphenation: kas
* Rhymes: -ɒʃ

### Noun

kas (plural kasok)
* A skep (a beehive made of straw or wicker)
* (dialectal) A basket (a tub-shaped larger container made of straw or wicker)
* (mining) A cage (a lift in the mine shaft, used for hoisting personnel and materials).

#### Derived terms

* keresztül-kasul
* mellkas
* méhkas
* szállítókas

### References

* ↑ kas in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

### Further reading

* kas in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Iberian

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### Etymology

Potentially connected to Basque ikasi (“to learn, to study”).

### Noun

kas
* knowledge
* experience
    kas e ebeŕ e ik eresulting from their own experience

### References

* Villamor, Fernando (2020) A basic dictionary and grammar of the Iberian language

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkas]
* Hyphenation: kas

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch kas, from Old French casse, from Italian cassa from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa (“box, case”), from capiō (“I take, I seize, I receive”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).

#### Noun

kas (plural kas-kas)
* cash:
** money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions
    Synonyms: tunai, kes
** (accounting) liquid assets, money that can be traded quickly, as distinct from assets that are invested and cannot be easily exchanged
    Synonym: tunai (Standard Malay)

##### Alternative forms

* kes (colloquial)

### Etymology 2

From Dutch kast.

#### Noun

kas (plural kas-kas)
* a box
** a cashbox
** a watch-box

##### Descendants

* → Ternate: kas (“cupboard”)

### Further reading

* “kas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From the imperative katso! (“look!”). Akin to Finnish kas.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈkɑs/, [ˈkɑz̠]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈkɑs/, [ˈkɑʒ̥]
* Rhymes: -ɑs
* Hyphenation: kas

### Interjection

kas
* look! behold!

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 140

## Javanese
### Romanization

kas
* Romanization of ꦏꦱ꧀

## Latgalian
### Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas. Cognates include Latvian kas and Lithuanian kas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkas]
* Hyphenation: kas

### Pronoun

kas
* who? what?
* who, what, that

#### Declension
### References

* Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 38

## Latvian
### Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas.

### Pronoun

kas (interrogative)
* who, what
    kas ir šis cilvēks? ― who is this person?
    kas tā par grāmatu? ― what kind of book is it?
kas (relative)
* that
* which
* who
kas (indefinite)
* something
    Synonym: kaut kas
    kad gribas ko īpašu ― when you want something special

#### Declension

| Nominative | kas |
| Genitive | kā |
| Dative | kam |
| Accusative | ko |
| Locative | - |

#### Antonyms

* nekas

## Lithuanian
### Etymology

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

### Pronoun

kàs
* who
    Kàs yrà tàs žmogùs? ― Who is that person?
* what
    Kàs Lietuvõs sóstinė? ― What is Lithuania's capital?
* every
    Synonym: kiekvienas
** 1922, Šatrijos Ragana (Marija Pečkauskaitė), Sename dvare:Iš pradžių, mamai mirus, sapnuodavau ją kas naktį, o dabar tik prieš kokį nors sielvartą, rūpestį, nelaimę.At first, when my mother died, I used to dream of her every night, but now I only dream of her when there is some grief, worry or disaster.
* used for emphasis
    Synonyms: koks, kaip
    Kàs tõ vai̇̃ko gabùmas! ― What talent this boy has!

#### Derived terms

* kasdien
* kasmet

### References

* “kas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
* 1 2 Vytautas Ambrazas (2006) Lithuanian Grammar, 2nd revised edition, pages 198-201, 205-206

## Mauritian Creole
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kas/, /kaʃ/

### Etymology 1

From English cash.

#### Noun

kas
* money
    Synonyms: larzan, paisa
* cash

### Etymology 2

From French casser, casse.

#### Verb

kas
* Medial form of kase

## Mòcheno
### Etymology

From Middle High German kæse, from Old High German chāsi, kāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, from Latin cāseus (“cheese”). Cognate with German Käse, English cheese.

### Noun

kas m
* cheese

### References

* Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

## Mokilese
### Noun

kas (indefinite kasmen)
* cat

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəʀas (“hard”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kas/
* Rhymes: -kas

### Noun

kas
* hardness
* inflexibility

#### Alternative forms

* akas
* kas-kas

#### Derived terms

* akas
* amarikas
* kas-kas
* kinasan
* makas
* makas-kas
* parikas

#### Descendants

* >? Javanese: ꦏꦱ꧀ (kas)

### Further reading

* "kas" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Old Prussian
### Etymology

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

### Pronoun

kas
* who (interrogative)

#### Declension

| | Singular | Singular | Singular | Plural |
| | m | f | n | Plural |
| Nom. | kas | quai, quoi | ka, kai | quai, quoi |
| Acc. | | | kan, ka, kai | kans |
| Dat. | kasmu | | kasmu | |
| Gen. | | | | |
| Inst. | | | ku | |

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Portuguese casa and Spanish casa and Kabuverdianu kása.

### Noun

kas
* A house
* A home.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkas/
* Rhymes: -as
* Syllabification: kas

### Noun

kas
* genitive plural of kasa

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kasъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kâːs/

### Noun

kȃs m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑с)
* A trot (gait of a horse).

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkas/ [ˈkas]
* Rhymes: -as
* Syllabification: kas

### Noun

kas
* plural of ka

## Swedish
### Noun

kas c
* Alternative form of kase

#### Declension
### References

* kas in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* kas in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* kas in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Ternate
### Etymology

From Indonesian kas (“box”), from Dutch kast (“cupboard”), from Middle Dutch caste (“chest”), from Old Dutch *kasto, from Frankish *kastō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkas]

### Noun

kas
* A cupboard.

### References

* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 29

## Turkish
### Etymology

From kasmak (“to tighten, stretch”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kɑs]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kas
* A muscle.
    Synonym: adale

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
kas
kaslar
definite accusative
kası
kasları
dative
kasa
kaslara
locative
kasta
kaslarda
ablative
kastan
kaslardan
genitive
kasın
kasların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
kasım
kaslarım
2nd singular
kasın
kasların
3rd singular
kası
kasları
1st plural
kasımız
kaslarımız
2nd plural
kasınız
kaslarınız
3rd plural
kasları
kasları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
kasımı
kaslarımı
2nd singular
kasını
kaslarını
3rd singular
kasını
kaslarını
1st plural
kasımızı
kaslarımızı
2nd plural
kasınızı
kaslarınızı
3rd plural
kaslarını
kaslarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
kasıma
kaslarıma
2nd singular
kasına
kaslarına
3rd singular
kasına
kaslarına
1st plural
kasımıza
kaslarımıza
2nd plural
kasınıza
kaslarınıza
3rd plural
kaslarına
kaslarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
kasımda
kaslarımda
2nd singular
kasında
kaslarında
3rd singular
kasında
kaslarında
1st plural
kasımızda
kaslarımızda
2nd plural
kasınızda
kaslarınızda
3rd plural
kaslarında
kaslarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
kasımdan
kaslarımdan
2nd singular
kasından
kaslarından
3rd singular
kasından
kaslarından
1st plural
kasımızdan
kaslarımızdan
2nd plural
kasınızdan
kaslarınızdan
3rd plural
kaslarından
kaslarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
kasımın
kaslarımın
2nd singular
kasının
kaslarının
3rd singular
kasının
kaslarının
1st plural
kasımızın
kaslarımızın
2nd plural
kasınızın
kaslarınızın
3rd plural
kaslarının
kaslarının :

#### Derived terms

* kaslı
* kaslılık
* kassız
* kassızlık