kaci

See also: kači and káči

Albanian

Etymology

A relatively old borrowing from Greek κατσί (katsí).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡si/

Noun

kaci f (plural kaci, definite kacia, definite plural kacitë)

1. shovel (for embers), spade
2. (figurative) tool

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀓𑀘𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• कचि (Devanagari script)
• কচি (Bengali script)
• කචි (Sinhalese script)
• ကစိ or ၵၸိ (Burmese script)
• กจิ or กะจิ (Thai script)
• ᨠᨧᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ກຈິ or ກະຈິ (Lao script)
• កចិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄌𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit किंचिद् (kiṃcid).

Pronoun

kaci

1. (indefinite) whoever
2. (indefinite) whatever
3. anyone (chiefly in negative statements)
4. anything (chiefly in negative statements)

Declension

Declension table of "kaci" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	koci	keci
Accusative (second)	kañci	keci
Instrumental (third)	kenaci	kehici or kebhici
Dative (fourth)	kassaci or kissaci	kesañci or kesānañci
Ablative (fifth)	kasmāci or kismāci	kehici or kebhici
Genitive (sixth)	kassaci or kissaci	kesañci or kesānañci
Locative (seventh)	kasmiñci or kamhici or kismiñci or kimhici	kesuci

Declension table of "kaci" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kāci	kāyoci or kāci
Accusative (second)	kañci	kāyoci or kāci
Instrumental (third)	kāyaci	kāhici or kābhici
Dative (fourth)	kāyaci or kassāci	kāsañci or kāsānañci
Ablative (fifth)	kāyaci	kāhici or kābhici
Genitive (sixth)	kāyaci or kassāci	kāsañci or kāsānañci
Locative (seventh)	kāyaci or kāyañci	kāsuci

Declension table of "kaci" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kiñci	kānici
Accusative (second)	kiñci	kānici
Instrumental (third)	kenaci	kehici or kebhici
Dative (fourth)	kassaci or kissaci	kesañci or kesānañci
Ablative (fifth)	kasmāci or kismāci	kehici or kebhici
Genitive (sixth)	kassaci or kissaci	kesañci or kesānañci
Locative (seventh)	kasmiñci or kamhici or kismiñci or kimhici	kesuci

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ka˚”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Polish

Etymology

From kat +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.t͡ɕi/

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• Rhymes: -at͡ɕi
• Syllabification: ka‧ci

Adjective

kaci (not comparable, no derived adverb)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (relational) executioner's, hangman's, tormentor's (of or related to an executioner, hangman or tormentor)

Declension

Declension of kaci (soft)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative	kaci		kacia	kacie	kaci	kacie
genitive	kaciego		kaciej	kaciego	kacich
dative	kaciemu		kaciej	kaciemu	kacim
accusative	kaciego	kaci	kacią	kacie	kacich	kacie
instrumental	kacim		kacią	kacim	kacimi
locative	kacim		kaciej	kacim	kacich

Noun

kaci m pers

1. nominative/vocative plural of kat

Further reading

• kaci in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kaci in Polish dictionaries at PWN