cassus

Meaning

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) hollow, empty, devoid of something
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) lacking
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) useless, fruitless, vain, futile

Concepts

hollow

concave

profitless

unavailing

unproductive

worthless

deuoid of

be devoid of whatever

barren

timewasting

empty

Translations

va

vanitós

infructuós

fruchtlos

hohl

nutzlos

unfruchtbar

stérile

sans manches

sans fruit

inutile

infruttuoso

vergeefs

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkas.sʊs]

Etymology

Verbal adjective of the same root as careō (“I lack”), castus (“pure”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (“to cut”).