French

Proper noun

Cassis

1. a town in southeastern France

English

Noun

cassis ‎(usually uncountable, plural cassises)

1. The blackcurrant plant, Ribes nigrum; the flavor of its berries
2. A liqueur made from these berries, especially crème de cassis.

   Cassis and soda is a popular drink.

   • 1972, Evan Hunter, Every Little Crook and Nanny (page 132)

     The bartender looked at her malevolently for a moment, shook his head, and walked away to mix the drink. "I never had one of those, those vermouth cassises," Freddie said.

3. A wine flavor note, suggesting the fruity and full-bodied characteristics of the fruit.

Translations

See also

• kir

French

Etymology

Probably from Latin cassia, from Hebrew קציעה (qetzi'ah), meaning incense cassia or the cassia tree.

Noun

cassis m ‎(plural cassis)

1. blackcurrant (fruit)

Latin

Alternative forms

• cassida

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *kadh- ‎(“to guard, cover, care for, protect”). Cognate with the Old English hætt ‎(“head-covering, hat”). More at the English hat.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkas.sis/, [ˈkas.sɪs]

Noun

cassis f ‎(genitive cassidis); third declension

1. a plumed metal helmet

Declension

Third declension.

Derived terms

• cassidārius
• cassidīle (Mediaeval Latin), -dīlis (New Latin)
• cassidolābrum (New Latin)
• cassīta

References

• cassis¹ in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cassis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• CASSIS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “1 cassĭs”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 271/1.
• cassis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• cassis in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
• “cassis¹” on page 281/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)