See kause on Wiktionary
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},
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}
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"definite",
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]
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"word": "hannkatt"
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"ipa": "/²kœʉ̯.sə/"
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},
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"to pat, stroke gently"
],
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"ipa": "/²kœʉ̯.sə/"
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},
"expansion": "Swedish kaus",
"name": "cog"
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"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
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"form": "kausar",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
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"form": "kausane",
"tags": [
"definite",
"plural"
]
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"a thimble (metal ring which can be attached to ropes to avoid chafing)"
],
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"nautical",
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],
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"thimble",
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"metal",
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],
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],
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"topics": [
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]
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"ipa": "/²kæʉ̯.sə/"
},
{
"ipa": "/²kœʉ̯.sə/"
}
],
"word": "kause"
}
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"definite",
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},
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"form": "kausar",
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"a he-cat"
],
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"synonyms": [
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"word": "hannkatt"
}
],
"tags": [
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},
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"glosses": [
"a big shot"
],
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"big shot",
"big shot"
]
],
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]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/²kæʉ̯.sə/"
},
{
"ipa": "/²kœʉ̯.sə/"
}
],
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}
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"present"
]
},
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"form": "kausast",
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"infinitive",
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]
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"form": "kausande",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "kause",
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]
},
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"form": "kaus",
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"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"lang_code": "nn",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
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"to pat, stroke gently"
],
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"pat",
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],
[
"stroke",
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]
]
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],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/²kæʉ̯.sə/"
},
{
"ipa": "/²kœʉ̯.sə/"
}
],
"word": "kause"
}
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