kauss

Estonian

Etymology

From either Latvian kauss or Middle Low German kouwese, kouwesche, kauseke.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯sː/

Noun

kauss (genitive kausi, partitive kaussi)

1. bowl

Declension

Declension of kauss (ÕS type 22e/riik, s-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kauss	kausid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kausi
genitive			kausside
partitive		kaussi	kausse kaussisid
illative		kaussi kausisse	kaussidesse kausesse
inessive		kausis	kaussides kauses
elative		kausist	kaussidest kausest
allative		kausile	kaussidele kausele
adessive		kausil	kaussidel kausel
ablative		kausilt	kaussidelt kauselt
translative		kausiks	kaussideks kauseks
terminative		kausini	kaussideni
essive		kausina	kaussidena
abessive		kausita	kaussideta
comitative		kausiga	kaussidega

Latvian

Etymology

Deverbal derivative from Proto-Balto-Slavic *káuˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *kowh₂-, from the root *kewh₂-. Compare Lithuanian káušas (“ladle, dipper, big spoon”).

Noun

kauss m (1st declension)

1. cup, goblet, bowl

   FIFA Pasaules kauss

   FIFA World Cup

2. ladle
3. scale, pan
4. calyx

Declension

Declension of kauss (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	kauss	kausi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	kausu	kausus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	kausa	kausu
dative (datīvs)	kausam	kausiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	kausu	kausiem
locative (lokatīvs)	kausā	kausos
vocative (vokatīvs)	kaus	kausi

Synonyms

• biķeris
• godalga
• pokāls

See also

• krūzīte
• tase