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cais.

effort, attempt

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/kai̯s/

  1. effort, attempt

    masculine

  2. request, petition, application

    masculine

  3. try

    masculine

  4. quest

    literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh keis, apparently a back-formation from keissaw (“to seek, look for”) (modern ceisio).

verb/kai̯s/

  1. third-person singular present indicative/future of ceisio

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh keis, apparently a back-formation from keissaw (“to seek, look for”) (modern ceisio).

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