casuel

See also: câsuel

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French casuel, borrowed from Latin cāsuālis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.zɥɛl/
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Adjective

casuel (feminine casuelle, masculine plural casuels, feminine plural casuelles)

  1. casual; fatal (happening by chance)
  2. (linguistics, relational) case, grammatical case
    terminaison casuelle ― case ending
    syncrétisme casuel ― case syncretism
    système casuel ― case system

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Middle French

Etymology

First known attestation 1370,[1] borrowed from Latin cāsuālis.

Adjective

casuel m (feminine singular casuelle, masculine plural casuels, feminine plural casuelles)

  1. fatal; of or relating to chance or fate

Descendants
  • French: casuel
  • → English: casual

References
  1. Etymology and history of “casuel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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