casi

== Asturian == === Adverb === casi alternative form of cuasi == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈka.zi] === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin cāseus. ==== Noun ==== casi m (plural casis) curd (firm part of pressed cheese) Synonym: mató (pathology) The proteinaceous dead cell mass resulting from caseous necrosis. === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== casi inflection of casar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “casi”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish casi (“almost”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkasi/, [ˈka.si] Hyphenation: ca‧si === Adverb === casi almost == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈka.zi/ Rhymes: -azi Hyphenation: cà‧si === Noun === casi m plural of caso === Anagrams === -isca, asci, scia, scia-, scià, sica == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.siː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.s̬i] === Noun === cāsī m inflection of cāsus: genitive singular nominative/vocative plural == Sicilian == === Noun === casi plural of casa f plural of casu m == Spanish == === Etymology === Semi-learned borrowing from Latin quasi. Doublet of cuasi. The two were originally in a complementary distribution that depended on stress. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkasi/ [ˈka.si] Rhymes: -asi Syllabification: ca‧si === Adverb === casi almost Alternative form: cuasi ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “casi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “casi”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “casi”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 908 == Venetan == === Noun === casi plural of caso