Cao
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cao"
English
Etymology
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 曹 (Cáo).
Proper noun
Cao
- (historical) A state of ancient China during the Zhou dynasty.
- A county in Heze Prefecture, Shandong, China.
- A surname.
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Cao.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡sao]
Proper noun
Cao m anim (female equivalent Caová)
- a surname from Vietnamese
Declension
Declension of Cao (masculine animate in -o)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Cao | Caové |
| genitive | Caa | Caů |
| dative | Caovi | Caům |
| accusative | Caa | Cay |
| vocative | Cao | Caové |
| locative | Caovi | Caech |
| instrumental | Caem | Cay |
Further reading
- “Cao”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Galician
Etymology
From cao (“white-haired”), archaic form of cano, from Latin canus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkao̯/
Proper noun
Cao ?
- a surname
References
- “Cao” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “Cao”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Cao”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 高.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧]
- Homophones: cao, cau
Proper noun
- a surname from Chinese
- a male given name from Chinese