casis
See also: ĉasis
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish caciz or Portuguese caxis, which was from a dialectal pronunciation of Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin, “judge”). Doublet of qadi and alcalde.
Noun edit
casis (plural casises)
- Obsolete form of qadi.
- (historical) a Muslim holy man or a saint.
References edit
- Hobson-Jobson: The Anglo-Indian Dictionary, by Sir Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell
Catalan edit
Verb edit
casis
Latin edit
Noun edit
casīs f
References edit
- casis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
casis m (plural casis)
Further reading edit
- “casis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014