Kasus

German (Berlin)

/ˈkaːzʊs/, /ˈkaːˌzuːs/

noun
Definitions
  • (grammar) (grammatical grammatical) case specific inflection of a word depending on its function in the sentence
  • (linguistics) case grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cāsus (event, chance, fallen, case).

Origin

Latin

cāsus

Gloss

event, chance, fallen, case

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