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cassus.

fall, overthrow; chance/fortune; accident, emergency, calamity, plight; fate;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈkas.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkas.sus]
  1. hollow, empty, devoid of something

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. lacking

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  3. useless, fruitless, vain, futile

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Verbal adjective of the same root as careō (“to lack”), castus (“pure”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (“to cut”).

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