ca

• see circa

ca (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of circa.
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• -ac, A.C., A/C, AC, Ac, a-c, a.c., a/c, ac, ac-, ac.

• disa

From the sequence of article sa + të[1].

ca

1. some

• sa
• të

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈka/

From Latin canis, canem, from Proto-Italic *kō (accusative *kwanem), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (accusative *ḱwónm̥).

ca m (plural cans)

1. dog

• This term is used in Catalonia or Valencia only in stock phrases, with gos (feminine gossa) being the term generally used for a dog.
• In the Balearics, ca has retained its use as the primary word for a dog. However, instead of a feminine of ca, *cana, being used for a female dog, in the Balearics, cussa, the feminine of cus (“little dog”) is used.
• Note also that those breeds of dogs that originated in the Balearics use ca and not gos to form name of the breed.

• gos m

• (Balearics) cus m (“little dog”), (Balearics) cussa f (“female dog”)
• gos m (“male dog”), gossa f (“female dog”)

ca f (plural cas)

1. The letter K (lowercase k).

• The letter K is not used in native Catalan words and thus its presence in a word is a fairly reliable indicator of a recent import.

Apocopated form of casa. Compare French chez, Spanish ca, Italian ca'.

ca

1. the house (of)

   Anem a ca la Maria. ― We are going to Maria’s house.

   Aquell casalot és cal Ramon. ― That mansion is Ramon’s house.

   Parlem català a ca nostra. ― We speak Catalan at our house.

• When followed by one of the articles el, els, en, and es, the word ca contracts with them into cal, cals, can, and cas, respectively.

• cal, cals, can, cas

ca

1. to be in a location

Ca is an irregular verb; its plural form is cate.

ca

Used in affirmative statements.

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ca

1. Abbreviation of circa.

• “ca” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

ca

1. than

   As miñas irmás son máis altas ca min.

   My sisters are taller than I am.

• có

• IPA^(key): /tsa/

ca (plural ci)

1. Alternative form of ica

ca

1. circa

• calcio
• ca'
• c.a.

• AC, a.C.

• IPA^(key): /tʃa/

ca (Jawi spelling چا‎, informal first-person possessive caku, second-person possessive camu, third-person possessive canya)

1. tea

• teh

ca

1. Nonstandard spelling of cā.
2. Nonstandard spelling of cǎ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of cà.

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

• IPA^(key): /ka/

ca

1. what

ca

1. than (comparison between adjectives only)
2. that (as in 'the boy that I saw' ("O guaglio' ca vist'"))

ca

1. that
2. who
3. which

ca

1. and (copulative particle)

ca

1. (colloquial) Contraction of com a.

ca (not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of cá

• IPA^(key): /ka/
• Rhymes: -a

From Latin quam. The expression ca și may derive from Latin quasi.

ca

1. than

   Am o carte mai bună ca aceasta. ― I have a better book than this one.

2. as

   Filmul este tot așa de interesant ca romanul. ― The movie is as interesting as the novel is.

• decât

• cam

From Latin quia.

ca

1. (obsolete) because
2. (followed by să) in order to

• (because): pentru că, întrucât, fiindcă, deoarece

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) che
• (Surmiran) tgi
• (Puter) cu
• (Vallader) co

From Latin quam or quod.

ca

1. (Sutsilvan) than

• IPA^(key): /kaː/, IPA^(key): /kɑː/

ca (third-person singular present cas, present participle cain, past ca'd, past participle ca'd)

1. call
2. summon
3. drive something
4. go on, proceed
5. knock or push

• ca canny

ca

1. (some Scots dialects) can't

   That ca be him!

   That can't be him!

• cannae

• IPA^(key): /ka/
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  • Homophone: ka

From ¡quia!.

ca

1. (Spain) Denotes incredulity or negation; oh no!

• ¡quia!
• ¡qué va!

From Latin quia.

ca

1. (obsolete) because

Clipping of casa.

ca f (plural cas)

1. (colloquial) house

• “ca” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

ca

1. circa; Abbreviation of cirka. Alternative form of c:a

ca (relative)

1. to whom
2. to which

ca

1. what

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧]

From French quart.

ca

1. mug (cup)
2. mug (about 1/4 liter)

Sino-Vietnamese word from 歌 (“song”).

(classifier bài) ca

1. (literary) a song

   Sa hành đoản ca (Bài ca ngắn đi trên bãi cát)

   A Short Song about Walking on Sand

ca

1. (usually literary) to sing

   Đăng kí ca ở đâu hả em?

   Where can I sign up to sing, boy?

2. (colloquial) to praise

• hát
• ca ngợi

Borrowed from French cas.

ca

1. (medicine) case

   Ca này nặng đấy!

   This case is a serious one!

   Đã có 5 ca tử vong.

   Five people have died [of this illness].

• trường hợp

Compare Thai กะ (gà, “shift”).

ca

1. shift (change of workers)

   tan ca ― to finish one's shift

Borrowed from French ka.

ca

1. The name of the Latin-script letter K.

• (first-person singular future): caf (literary)
• (second-person singular imperative): cei, cymer (colloquial)

• IPA^(key): /kaː/

ca

1. inflection of cael:
   1. (colloquial) first-person singular future
   2. (literary) second-person singular imperative