chasse

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French chassé. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ʃɑˈseɪ/, /ʃəˈseɪ/, /ʃæˈseɪ/ Rhymes: -eɪ ==== Noun ==== chasse (plural chasses) Alternative spelling of chassé. ==== Verb ==== chasse (third-person singular simple present chasses, present participle chasseing, simple past and past participle chassed or chasseed) Alternative spelling of chassé. === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ʃæs/, /ʃɑːs/ Rhymes: -æs, -ɑːs ==== Noun ==== chasse (plural chasses) Ellipsis of chasse-café. === Etymology 3 === From Middle English chasse, variant of case, from Old French chasse. Doublet of case, cash, and chase. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ʃæs/ Rhymes: -æs ==== Noun ==== chasse (plural chasses) A reliquary casket. === Anagrams === Sachse, cashes, chases == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French chasse, from Old French chace, deverbal of chacier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃas/ Homophones: chassent, chasses (general), châsse, châsses (one pronunciation) === Noun === chasse f (plural chasses) hunt, hunting chasse à l'homme ― manhunt chasse au trésor ― treasure hunt chasse aux sorcières ― witch hunt chasse aux œufs ― Easter egg hunt chasse à la baleine ― whaling ==== Usage notes ==== Can be followed by a prepositional phrase introduced by à to indicate the object of the hunt. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: chaça === Verb === chasse inflection of chasser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative ==== See also ==== châsse === Further reading === “chasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === saches, séchas == Old French == === Alternative forms === casse, case, quase (northern) === Etymology === From Late Latin capsa. === Pronunciation === (classical) IPA(key): /ˈtʃasə/ (late) IPA(key): /ˈʃasə/ === Noun === chasse oblique singular, f (oblique plural chasses, nominative singular chasse, nominative plural chasses) chest; trunk (large container) ==== Synonyms ==== malle ==== Descendants ==== French: châsse→ English: chase → Middle English: chasse English: chasse