case
/ˈkeɪs/KAYS
/ˈkeɪs/KAYS
Meaninga happening; what befalls
Common meaning: an instance or event
Other meanings: literally what befalls
- casto fallLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 258 (approximate) · scan
Journey through time
- Latincadō, cecidī, cāsum‘to fall’
- Middle Englishcassource
- Englishcase‘an instance or event’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin cadō ‘to fall’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry cadō, p. 258 · dictionary scan
Roots
- cadō, cecidī, cāsum Latin “to fall”
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