"causal" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Catalan]

Forms: causals [feminine, masculine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ca|LL.|causālis}} Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, {{der|ca|la|causa}} Latin causa Head templates: {{ca-adj}} causal m or f (masculine and feminine plural causals)
  1. causal Tags: feminine, masculine Related terms: causa
    Sense id: en-causal-ca-adj-QqfUmcX5 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈkɔː.zəl/ [UK], [ˈkʰoː.z̥əl] [UK], /ˈkɔ.zəl/ [General-American], [kʰɒː.z̥əl] [General-American], /ˈkɑ.zəl/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-causal.wav Forms: more causal [comparative], most causal [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːzəl Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”), equivalent to cause + -al, see cause. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|LL.|causalis}} Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, {{der|en|la|causa||cause}} Latin causa (“cause”), {{af|en|cause|-al|nocap=1}} cause + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} causal (comparative more causal, superlative most causal)
  1. of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing Categories (topical): Relativity Related terms: cause, causal-final, causality, causation Translations (of, relating to or being a cause of something): αἰτιατικός (aitiatikós) (Ancient Greek), прычы́нны (pryčýnny) (Belarusian), arbennel (Breton), причи́нен (pričínen) (Bulgarian), causal (Catalan), 原因的 (yuányīn de) (Chinese Mandarin), příčinný (Czech), kauzální (Czech), causaal (Dutch), kausaalinen (Finnish), syyperäinen (Finnish), causal (French), kausal (German), ursächlich (German), कारणात्मक (kārṇātmak) (Hindi), हेतुक (hetuk) (Hindi), kauzala (Ido), kausal (Indonesian), 因果の (inga no) (alt: いんがの) (Japanese), causal (Portuguese), причи́нный (pričínnyj) (Russian), кауза́льный (kauzálʹnyj) (Russian), причи́нно-сле́дственный (pričínno-slédstvennyj) (Russian), adhbharach (Scottish Gaelic), causal (Spanish), kausal (Swedish), orsaklig (Swedish), masanhi (Tagalog), причи́нний (pryčýnnyj) (Ukrainian), кауза́льний (kauzálʹnyj) (Ukrainian), причи́нно-наслідко́вий (pryčýnno-naslidkóvyj) (Ukrainian)
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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɔː.zəl/ [UK], [ˈkʰoː.z̥əl] [UK], /ˈkɔ.zəl/ [General-American], [kʰɒː.z̥əl] [General-American], /ˈkɑ.zəl/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-causal.wav Forms: causals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːzəl Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”), equivalent to cause + -al, see cause. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|LL.|causalis}} Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, {{der|en|la|causa||cause}} Latin causa (“cause”), {{af|en|cause|-al|nocap=1}} cause + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} causal (plural causals)
  1. (grammar) a word (such as because) that expresses a reason or a cause Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-causal-en-noun-Y0a7KYu3 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Adjective [French]

IPA: /ko.zal/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-causal.wav Forms: causale [feminine], causaux [masculine, plural], causales [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|LL.|causālis}} Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, {{der|fr|la|causa}} Latin causa Head templates: {{fr-adj}} causal (feminine causale, masculine plural causaux, feminine plural causales)
  1. causal
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Adjective [Portuguese]

IPA: /kawˈzaw/ [Brazil], [kaʊ̯ˈzaʊ̯] [Brazil], /kawˈzal/ [Portugal], [kawˈzaɫ] [Portugal], /kawˈzal/ [Portugal], [kawˈzaɫ] [Portugal], /kawˈza.li/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: causais [plural]
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin causālis. By surface analysis, causa + -al. Etymology templates: {{lbor|pt|LL.|causālis}} Learned borrowing from Late Latin causālis, {{surf|pt|causa|-al}} By surface analysis, causa + -al Head templates: {{pt-adj}} causal m or f (plural causais)
  1. causal (of, relating to or being a cause of something) Tags: feminine, masculine Derived forms: causalidade, causalmente Related terms: causa, coisa
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Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /kawˈzaw/ [Brazil], [kaʊ̯ˈzaʊ̯] [Brazil], /kawˈzal/ [Portugal], [kawˈzaɫ] [Portugal], /kawˈzal/ [Portugal], [kawˈzaɫ] [Portugal], /kawˈza.li/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: causais [plural]
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin causālis. By surface analysis, causa + -al. Etymology templates: {{lbor|pt|LL.|causālis}} Learned borrowing from Late Latin causālis, {{surf|pt|causa|-al}} By surface analysis, causa + -al Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} causal f (plural causais)
  1. reason, motive Tags: feminine Synonyms: motivo, razão
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  2. Clipping of conjunção causal (“causal conjunction”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, feminine Alternative form of: conjunção causal (extra: causal conjunction)
    Sense id: en-causal-pt-noun-HK3MRqLr Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 37 9 7 31 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 6 4 38 19

Adjective [Spanish]

IPA: /kauˈsal/, [kau̯ˈsal] Forms: causales [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|LL.|causālis}} Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, {{der|es|la|causa}} Latin causa Head templates: {{es-adj}} causal m or f (masculine and feminine plural causales)
  1. causal Tags: feminine, masculine Related terms: causa, causalidad
    Sense id: en-causal-es-adj-QqfUmcX5 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "causa"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin causa",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "causales",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "causal m or f (masculine and feminine plural causales)",
      "name": "es-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "cau‧sal"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "causa"
    },
    {
      "word": "causalidad"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/al",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/al/2 syllables",
        "Spanish 2-syllable words",
        "Spanish adjectives",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish epicene adjectives",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish terms borrowed from Late Latin",
        "Spanish terms derived from Late Latin",
        "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "causal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "causal",
          "causal#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kauˈsal/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kau̯ˈsal]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-al"
    }
  ],
  "word": "causal"
}

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