causi

See also: causí and càusi

Catalan

Verb

causi

1. inflection of causar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

Verb

causi

1. inflection of causare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• sucai

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

1. (pluralia tantum) pants, trousers, pantaloons

Derived terms

• causetti
• Causi
• cuasetti
• Li Causi

Related terms

• calzoni
• canzetti

Descendants

• Italian: Causi, Li Causi

See also

• camisa
• cammisa
• càmici
• magghia
• mantali
• manteḍḍa
• mutanni
• piggiama
• reggi-pettu
• robba
• savatti
• scarpi
• suttana
• sànnali

Etymology 2

Plural of Latin 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

1. cause
2. (law) lawsuit

   Synonym: sciarri

Derived terms

• causali
• causari
• causatu

Related terms

• accusari
• caciuni
• ricusari
• scaciuni
• scusa
• scusari

See also

• custiuni
• prucessu