caos

See also: caôs, caô, and cao's

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈka.us]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈka.os]

Noun

caos m (uncountable)

1. chaos

Derived terms

• caòtic

Galician

Etymology

From Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos).

Noun

caos m

1. chaos

Italian

Alternative forms

• cao, caosse

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin chaos from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.os/
• Rhymes: -aos
• Hyphenation: cà‧os

Noun

caos m (invariable)

1. chaos

   Synonyms: confusione, disordine, casino

Derived terms

• caotico

Further reading

• caos in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Cosa, caso, cosa, cosà, osca

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkaws/ [ˈkaʊ̯s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkaws/ [ˈkaʊ̯s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkawʃ/ [ˈkaʊ̯ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkawʃ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aws, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -awʃ
• Hyphenation: caos

Noun

caos m (invariable)

1. chaos

Derived terms

• caótico

Romanian

Etymology

An uncommon spelling of haos, from Latin chaos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈka.os]

Noun

caos n (plural caosuri)

1. (rare) chaos

Synonyms

• haos (common spelling)

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos).

Noun

caos m

1. chaos

Derived terms

• caotic

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaos/ [ˈka.os]
• Rhymes: -aos
• Syllabification: ca‧os

Noun

caos m (plural caos)

1. chaos
2. mayhem, havoc, turmoil, pandemonium, bedlam
3. mess, shambles, disarray

Derived terms

• caótico
• teoría del caos

 

Further reading

• “caos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014