can.

Brit.

/kɔː/, U.S.

/kɔ/,

/kɑ/, Scottish English

/kɔ/

Forms: 1700s– ca, 1800s caw, 1900s– ca', 1900s– caa, 1900s– ca'a.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Scottish Gaelic. Etymon: Scottish Gaelic cadha.

Etymology: Probably < Scottish Gaelic cadha (Early Irish cáe way, path; compare Irish caoi), of unknown origin.

Scottish (chiefly Caithness).

A path or way, esp. one for cattle. Also (in quot. 1795): a pass between hills.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, passage, or means of access to a place > [noun] > through hills or difficult ground

portc1275

pacec1330

close?a1400

destrayt1481

gate1601

gut1615

passc1650

defile1685

ghat1698

mountain pass1707

bealach1794

ca1795

poort1834

Passover1839

droke1848

gateway1884

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > [noun] > made for the use of cattle

ca1795

cattle-road1905

cattle-way1905

1795 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XVI. 168 By..the heights of Lead-na-bea-kach, until you arrive at the Ca (i.e. the slap or pass) of that hill.

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Ca, Caw, a walk for cattle. [North.]

1907 D. B. Nicolson in J. Horne County Caithness 67 Ca, a strip of ground left open as a road for cattle going to a common pasture.

1916 John o' Groat Jrnl. 14 Apr. Farmyard manure or fish offal was applied to the ground, being driven by a cart down the ‘ca’.

1923 G. F. Browne Echt-Forbes Family 10 The Ca or Loaning leading westward from Bogfish towards Glassel.

1972 J. Ross Select. Caithness Dial. Words in D. Omand Caithness Bk. 244 Ca'a, a path or road left between fields to give access to hill pasture.

1991 I. Sutherland Caithness Dict. 16 Caa,..a road.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

> as lemmas

Ca n. calcium.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > calcium > [noun]

calcium1808

Ca1830

1830 Philos. Mag. 2nd Ser. 8 425 (table) Lime... Cȧ 3·5.

1982 T. M. Devlin Textbk. Biochem. i. 18 These two membrane systems in muscle actually control the cytosolic concentration of Ca²⁺ by actively sequestering the cellular Ca²⁺.

CA n. Classical Arabic.

1968 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 31 611/2 A reason for the establishment of CA within the context of Islam.

1996 Eng. Today 12 13/1 Classical Arabic (CA) is used in all religious matters, academic lectures, ‘higher’ literary productions, and political speeches.

2009 R. Bassiouney Arabic Sociolinguistics i. 15 A modification and simplification of CA created for the need of the modern age.

单词	ca
释义	can. Brit. /kɔː/, U.S. /kɔ/, /kɑ/, Scottish English /kɔ/ Forms: 1700s– ca, 1800s caw, 1900s– ca', 1900s– caa, 1900s– ca'a. Origin: Probably a borrowing from Scottish Gaelic. Etymon: Scottish Gaelic cadha. Etymology: Probably < Scottish Gaelic cadha (Early Irish cáe way, path; compare Irish caoi), of unknown origin. Scottish (chiefly Caithness). A path or way, esp. one for cattle. Also (in quot. 1795): a pass between hills. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, passage, or means of access to a place > [noun] > through hills or difficult ground portc1275 pacec1330 close?a1400 destrayt1481 gate1601 gut1615 passc1650 defile1685 ghat1698 mountain pass1707 bealach1794 ca1795 poort1834 Passover1839 droke1848 gateway1884 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > [noun] > made for the use of cattle ca1795 cattle-road1905 cattle-way1905 1795 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XVI. 168 By..the heights of Lead-na-bea-kach, until you arrive at the Ca (i.e. the slap or pass) of that hill. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Ca, Caw, a walk for cattle. [North.] 1907 D. B. Nicolson in J. Horne County Caithness 67 Ca, a strip of ground left open as a road for cattle going to a common pasture. 1916 John o' Groat Jrnl. 14 Apr. Farmyard manure or fish offal was applied to the ground, being driven by a cart down the ‘ca’. 1923 G. F. Browne Echt-Forbes Family 10 The Ca or Loaning leading westward from Bogfish towards Glassel. 1972 J. Ross Select. Caithness Dial. Words in D. Omand Caithness Bk. 244 Ca'a, a path or road left between fields to give access to hill pasture. 1991 I. Sutherland Caithness Dict. 16 Caa,..a road. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmas C.A. Categories » C.A. n. Chartered Accountant (Scotland); extracted from Cn. Ca Ca n. calcium. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > calcium > [noun] calcium1808 Ca1830 1830 Philos. Mag. 2nd Ser. 8 425 (table) Lime... Cȧ 3·5. 1982 T. M. Devlin Textbk. Biochem. i. 18 These two membrane systems in muscle actually control the cytosolic concentration of Ca²⁺ by actively sequestering the cellular Ca²⁺. extracted from Cn. CA CA n. Classical Arabic. Π 1968 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 31 611/2 A reason for the establishment of CA within the context of Islam. 1996 Eng. Today 12 13/1 Classical Arabic (CA) is used in all religious matters, academic lectures, ‘higher’ literary productions, and political speeches. 2009 R. Bassiouney Arabic Sociolinguistics i. 15 A modification and simplification of CA created for the need of the modern age. extracted from Cn. < n.1795 as lemmas
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