causi
Catalan
Verb
causi
- inflection of causar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Italian
Verb
causi
- inflection of causare:
- second-person singular present indicative
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Sicilian
Etymology 1
Plural of causa, possibly from Occitan cauça, from Vulgar Latin *calcea (through the intermadiates calza~cauza), ultimately from Latin calceus. Cognate with Italian calze (and calzette).
Alternative forms
- canzi (dialectal, nasalized from earlier calzi)
- càvusi (dialectal, dieretic)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaw.si/, [ˈkaw.sɪ], [ˈka.ʊ.sɪ], [ˈka.vʊ.sɪ]
- Rhymes: -ausi
- Hyphenation: càu‧si
Noun
causi f pl
- (pluralia tantum) pants, trousers, pantaloons
Derived terms
- causetti
- Causi
- cuasetti
- Li Causi
Related terms
- calzoni
- canzetti
Descendants
- Italian: Causi, Li Causi
See also
Etymology 2
Plural of causa. Doublet of the inherited cosi.
Alternative forms
- cosi (inherited)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.u.si/, [ˈka.ʊ.sɪ], [ˈkaw.sɪ], [ˈka.vʊ.sɪ]
- Rhymes: -ausa
- Hyphenation: càu‧sa
Noun
causi f pl
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- custiuni
- prucessu