căuș

See also: caus and čauš

Romanian

Etymology

Possibly from a root *cău, from Latin cavus, with the diminutive suffix -uș. Compare also zgău, gaură, găun, găoace. Also possibly an alteration of cauc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈuʃ/

Noun

căuș n (plural căușe)

1. scoop
2. ladle
3. dipper
4. scoopful
5. bucket

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	căuș	căușul		căușe	căușele
genitive-dative	căuș	căușului		căușe	căușelor
vocative	căușule			căușelor

Further reading

• căuș in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)