c.
See also: C. and Appendix:Variations of "c"
English
Etymology
In English law, in the sense of "chapter", a preservation of Latin capitulum or caput (“head; heading, chapter”).
Adverb
c. (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of circa.
- The document was written in the Middle Ages, c. 1250.
Noun
c.
- (chiefly law) Abbreviation of chapter(s).
- 1885, "Pound" in the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XIX, p. 648:
- By the statute 1 and 2 Phil. and Mary c. 12 (1554), no distress of cattle can be driven out of the hundred where taken unless to a pound within 3 miles of the place of seizure. Where cattle are impounded the impounder is bound to supply them with sufficient food and water (12 and 13 Vict. c. 92, and 17 and 18 Vict. c. 60)[...]
- 1885, "Pound" in the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XIX, p. 648:
- Abbreviation of city.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (informal) Abbreviation of cancer.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- Abbreviation of cent(s).
- Abbreviation of century.
- 17th c.
- Abbreviation of cell phone.
French
Pronunciation
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Conjunction
c.
- Abbreviation of comme.
References
- Félix Gaffiot, Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français (1934), “Abréviations et signes usuels”, page 1,720/1, s.v. ‘c.’
Noun
c. f (plural c.)
- Abbreviation of collection.
- C. Budé
- Collection Budé
German
Alternative forms
- circa: ca.
- caput, capitulum: Cap., C. (for Caput, Capitulum and Capitel (dated))
Etymology
Latin abbreviations
Preposition
c.
- circa
- cum
Preposition
c.
- causa (in "e. c.")
Verb
c.
- cito
Noun
c.
- caput and capitulum (§; chapter, section)
- 1655, Appendix, c. 2, S. 12–29 (eigene Paginierung)
- 1655, appendix, § 2, pp. 12–29 (own pagination)
- caput and capitulum (§; chapter, section)
Synonyms
- caput, capitulum: Kap. (Kapitel), dated Cap. (Capitel)
- circa: rd. (rund), ungef., ugf. (ungefähr)
- cum: m. (mit)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡siːm], [ˈt͡siːmyː], [ˈt͡siːmzɛtɛʃ] (depending on the full form, see below)
Noun
c.
- Abbreviation of cím.
Adjective
c. (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of című (“titled”).
- Abbreviation of címzetes (“titular, honorary”).
Declension
(cím):
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | c. | c.-ek |
| accusative | c.-et | c.-eket |
| dative | c.-nek | c.-eknek |
| instrumental | c.-mel | c.-ekkel |
| causal-final | c.-ért | c.-ekért |
| translative | c.-mé | c.-ekké |
| terminative | c.-ig | c.-ekig |
| essive-formal | c.-ként | c.-ekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | c.-ben | c.-ekben |
| superessive | c.-en | c.-eken |
| adessive | c.-nél | c.-eknél |
| illative | c.-be | c.-ekbe |
| sublative | c.-re | c.-ekre |
| allative | c.-hez | c.-ekhez |
| elative | c.-ből | c.-ekből |
| delative | c.-ről | c.-ekről |
| ablative | c.-től | c.-ektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | c.-é | c.-eké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | c.-éi | c.-ekéi |
(című):
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front rounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | c. | c.-ek |
| accusative | c.-t | c.-eket |
| dative | c.-nek | c.-eknek |
| instrumental | c.-vel | c.-ekkel |
| causal-final | c.-ért | c.-ekért |
| translative | c.-vé | c.-ekké |
| terminative | c.-ig | c.-ekig |
| essive-formal | c.-ként | c.-ekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | c.-ben | c.-ekben |
| superessive | c.-ön | c.-eken |
| adessive | c.-nél | c.-eknél |
| illative | c.-be | c.-ekbe |
| sublative | c.-re | c.-ekre |
| allative | c.-höz | c.-ekhez |
| elative | c.-ből | c.-ekből |
| delative | c.-ről | c.-ekről |
| ablative | c.-től | c.-ektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | c.-é | c.-eké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | c.-éi | c.-ekéi |
(címzetes):
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | c. | c.-ek |
| accusative | c.-t | c.-eket |
| dative | c.-nek | c.-eknek |
| instrumental | c.-sel | c.-ekkel |
| causal-final | c.-ért | c.-ekért |
| translative | c.-sé | c.-ekké |
| terminative | c.-ig | c.-ekig |
| essive-formal | c.-ként | c.-ekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | c.-ben | c.-ekben |
| superessive | c.-en | c.-eken |
| adessive | c.-nél | c.-eknél |
| illative | c.-be | c.-ekbe |
| sublative | c.-re | c.-ekre |
| allative | c.-hez | c.-ekhez |
| elative | c.-ből | c.-ekből |
| delative | c.-ről | c.-ekről |
| ablative | c.-től | c.-ektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | c.-é | c.-eké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | c.-éi | c.-ekéi |
Latin
Alternative forms
- caput, capitulum: cap.
- circa: ca.
Noun
c.
- Abbreviation of caput.
- Abbreviation of capitulum.
Adverb
c.
- Abbreviation of circa.
Preposition
c.
- Abbreviation of circa.
- Abbreviation of cum.
Lower Sorbian
Noun
c.
- Abbreviation of cysło (“number”).
Portuguese
Adverb
c.
- (abbreviation) c. (circa)
- Synonyms: c., ca., ca, cca., aproximadamente, por volta de, em torno de, perto de, mais ou menos