"ca" meaning in Portuguese

See ca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ka/ [Brazil], /kɐ/ [Portugal]
Head templates: {{pt-adv|hascomp=no}} ca (not comparable)
  1. obsolete spelling of cá Tags: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Alternative form of:
    Sense id: en-ca-pt-adv-F1Ty4yQJ
  2. misspelling of cá Tags: alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable Alternative form of:
    Sense id: en-ca-pt-adv-W38v3KWT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Conjunction

IPA: /ka/ [Brazil], /kɐ/ [Portugal]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin quam. Compare Galician ca. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|la|quam|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin quam, {{inh+|pt|la|quam}} Inherited from Latin quam, {{m+|gl|ca}} Galician ca Head templates: {{head|pt|conjunction}} ca
  1. (obsolete) than Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-ca-pt-conj-c4NxHBsF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Conjunction

IPA: /ka/ [Brazil], /kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: [alternative, misspelling]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin quia. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|la|quia|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin quia, {{inh+|pt|la|quia}} Inherited from Latin quia Head templates: {{head|pt|conjunction}} ca
  1. (obsolete or dialectal) for, because Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-ca-pt-conj-GFGMZud3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Contraction

IPA: /ka/ [Brazil], /kɐ/ [Portugal]
Etymology: From ecthlipsis and crasis of com a. Head templates: {{head|pt|contraction}} ca
  1. (colloquial) contraction of com + a: feminine singular of co Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: com (extra: + a: feminine singular of co) Synonyms: coa
    Sense id: en-ca-pt-contraction-r3NQJonz Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 20 17 0 0 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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          "ref": "2020, Emilio Carlos Boschilia, “Termos e Expressões Usados nos Tempos Pioneiros [Terms and Expressions Used in Pioneer Times]” (chapter 5), in O Jeito de Falar dos “Pé Vermeio”: Léxico, Falas e Expressões Idiomáticas dos Pioneiros no Norte do Paraná [The Redfoot Way of Speaking: Lexicon, Sayings and Idioms of Northern Paraná Pioneers], 1st edition (lexicon), Curitiba: self-published, →ISBN, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2023, page 119:",
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