caia

See also: Caia and caía

Ladin

Noun

caia f

  1. quail

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- (“cut, hew”), whence also caedō (“I cut”).

Pronunciation

Noun

caia f (genitive caiae); first declension

  1. A cudgel

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caia caiae
Genitive caiae caiārum
Dative caiae caiīs
Accusative caiam caiās
Ablative caiā caiīs
Vocative caia caiae

Descendants
  • Portuguese: cajado
  • Spanish: alcayata (“meat hook, spike”) (via Hispano-Arabic الخَيَاطَة‏‎ (al-ḵayāṭa))

References
  • caia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • caia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkajɐ/, /ˈkɐiɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkaj.ɐ/
  • Rhymes: -aja

Verb 1

caia

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of cair
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of cair
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of cair
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of cair

Verb 2

caia

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of caiar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of caiar
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