Case

Morpheme

Case

Type

free base

Denotation

box, receptacle, repository, container, holder

Etymology

Middle English case; Old French casse; Latin capsa

Evidence

bookcase, briefcase, case, cased, casement, cases, casing, encase, encased, encasement, encases, encasing, lowercase, showcase, staircase, suitcase, uppercase

See Also

Cape, Capt, Cass, Caps, Ka(a)s [Kas, Kaas]

Homographs

Case, Case, Case