kaos
Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “vast chasm, void”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʰæːʌs], [ˈkʰæːɐs]
- Homophone: kagers
Noun
kaos n (singular definite kaosset, not used in plural form)
See also
- kaos on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Estonian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
kaos (genitive kaose, partitive kaost)
Declension
| Declension of kaos (ÕS type 9/katus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kaos | kaosed | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kaose | ||
| genitive | kaoste | ||
| partitive | kaost | kaoseid | |
| illative | kaosesse | kaostesse kaoseisse | |
| inessive | kaoses | kaostes kaoseis | |
| elative | kaosest | kaostest kaoseist | |
| allative | kaosele | kaostele kaoseile | |
| adessive | kaosel | kaostel kaoseil | |
| ablative | kaoselt | kaostelt kaoseilt | |
| translative | kaoseks | kaosteks kaoseiks | |
| terminative | kaoseni | kaosteni | |
| essive | kaosena | kaostena | |
| abessive | kaoseta | kaosteta | |
| comitative | kaosega | kaostega | |
Derived terms
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.ɔs/
- Hyphenation: ka‧os
Etymology 1
From Dutch chaos, from Middle Dutch caos, from Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos).
Noun
kaos (uncountable)
Usage notes
Use of this term has been criticized due to confusion with the second etymology (below) term.[1]
Etymology 2
Noun
kaos
- alternative spelling of kaus
Further reading
- “kaos”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “vast chasm, void”).
Noun
kaos n (definite singular kaoset) (uncountable)
Related terms
References
- “kaos” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “vast chasm, void”).
Noun
kaos n (definite singular kaoset) (uncountable)
Related terms
References
- “kaos” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- hȁos (Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “vast chasm, void”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kâos/
- Hyphenation: ka‧os
Noun
kȁos m inan (Cyrillic spelling ка̏ос)
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “vast chasm, void”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaʊs/, /ˈkɑːʊs/
Audio: (file)
Noun
kaos n
- chaos (state of disorder)
- Hyponym: avbrottskaos
- Det var totalt kaos på festen
- There was total chaos at the party
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kaos | kaos |
| definite | kaoset | kaosets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Related terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish caos, from Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkaos/ [ˈkaː.os]
- Rhymes: -aos
- Syllabification: ka‧os
- Homophone: Kaos
Noun
kaos (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜓᜐ᜔)
- chaos
- Synonyms: kaguluhan, des-orden
Related terms
See also
- rekobeko
Further reading
- “kaos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 109
Turkish
Etymology
From French chaos, from Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos). Doublet of gaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑ.os/
Noun
kaos (definite accusative kaosu, plural kaoslar)
- chaos (state of disorder)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaos | kaoslar |
| definite accusative | kaosu | kaosları |
| dative | kaosa | kaoslara |
| locative | kaosta | kaoslarda |
| ablative | kaostan | kaoslardan |
| genitive | kaosun | kaosların |