different between matronymic vs cass

English

Etymology

From Latin m?ter (“mother”) +? -onym +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?mæt???n?m?k/

Adjective

matronymic (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or derived from the given name of one's mother.
2. By extension; of, relating to, or derived from the given name of a female ancestor.

Synonyms

• (from the given name of a mother): metronymic

Translations

Noun

matronymic (plural matronymics)

1. A surname or byname acquired from the given name of one's mother.
2. By extension, a surname or byname acquired from the given name from a female ancestor.

Synonyms

• (surname from a mother): matronym, metronym, metronymic

Coordinate terms

• patronym
• patronymic

Translations

See also

• family name
• first name
• given name
• surname

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English cassen, from Old French casser, from Late Latin cass?, from Latin cassus (“empty, hollow”), and perhaps influenced by quass? (“to shake, shatter”).

Verb

cass (third-person singular simple present casses, present participle cassing, simple past and past participle cassed)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To render useless or void; to annul; to reject; to send away.

   •1687 James II/VII of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland Declaration of Indulgence  : "(...)Do therefore, with Advice and Consent aforesaid, Cass, Annul and Discharge all Oaths whatsoever, by which any of Our Subjects are incapacitated or disabled from holding Places, or Offices in Our said Kingdom (...)"

Etymology 2

Noun

cass

1. (computing, dated) Abbreviation of cassette.
   • 1985, Stephen Doyle, GCSE Computer Studies for You (page 214)

     STOCK CONTROL / CASS / DATASOFT / 12.81

   • 1988, PC Mag (volume 7, number 7, page 62)

     Radio Shaft color computer w/printer & cass. drive, several programs, $250.

Anagrams

• ASCs, CSAs, SACs, Sacs, sacs

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish cos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka?s/

Noun

cass f (genitive singular coshey, plural cassyn)

1. foot, leg

Derived terms

• daa-chassagh, daa-choshagh
• yl-chassagh, yl-choshagh

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