suitcase en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsutkeɪs/ (General-American)
- /ˈs(j)uːtkeɪs/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor Proto-Italic *sekʷōr Vulgar Latin sequor, sequi Vulgar Latin *sequere Vulgar Latin *sequita Old French siute Anglo-Norman suitebor. Middle English sute English suit substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Italic *kapsos Latin capsa Old Northern French cassebor. Middle English case English case English suitcase From suit + case.
Meanings
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A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.
Many seats carry reservation labels, while the luggage racks are festooned with backpacks and suitcases.
2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 77:My suitcase is stowed in the luggage rack.
A stocky cabwoman removed a large wheeled suitcase.
2014, Edith Pearlman, Honeydew:
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| suit-case | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| suitcases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
suitcase farmer · suitcase nuke · fold like a cheap suitcase · suitcaseful · suitcaseless · suitcaselike
Descendants
Translations (155)
oc maleta (large piece of luggage) · az çamadan (large piece of luggage) · gl maleta (large piece of luggage) · it valigia (large piece of luggage) · de Reisetasche (large piece of luggage) · tl maleta (large piece of luggage) · oc valisa (large piece of luggage) · sq valixhe (large piece of luggage) · hy չամադան (large piece of luggage) · bo སྒམ (large piece of luggage) · my လက်ဆွဲသေတ္တာ (large piece of luggage) · ko 슈트케이스 (large piece of luggage) · kmr bawil (large piece of luggage) · cmn 皮箱 (large piece of luggage) · nl valies (large piece of luggage) · sv koffert (large piece of luggage) · cmn 行李箱 (large piece of luggage) · hu kézitáska (large piece of luggage) · ca maleta (large piece of luggage) · es valija (large piece of luggage) · la vīdulus (large piece of luggage) · ur اَٹَیچی (large piece of luggage) · mk кофер (large piece of luggage) · sh ко̀фер (large piece of luggage) · sl kovček (large piece of luggage) · hu koffer (large piece of luggage) · uk чемода́н (large piece of luggage) · vi va li (large piece of luggage) · vo tävatrök (large piece of luggage) · zza waliz (large piece of luggage) · is ferðataska (large piece of luggage) · mt bagalja (large piece of luggage) · cy siwtces (large piece of luggage) · es veliz (large piece of luggage) · arz صندوق (large piece of luggage) · ky жагдан (large piece of luggage) · km វ៉ាលីស៍ (large piece of luggage) · zza bağul (large piece of luggage) · lv čemodāns (large piece of luggage) · ur اَٹاچی (large piece of luggage) · ug چامادان (large piece of luggage) · esu yaassiigek (large piece of luggage) · cmn 手提箱 (large piece of luggage) · nv ééʼ bee naatʼáhí (large piece of luggage) · fy bûse (large piece of luggage) · cmn 衣箱 (large piece of luggage) · kmr bahol (large piece of luggage) · th กระเป๋าเดินทาง (large piece of luggage) · ps بکس (large piece of luggage) · es petaca (large piece of luggage) · lo ຫີບ (large piece of luggage) · ko 여행가방 (large piece of luggage) · vi rương hành lý (large piece of luggage) · mt valiġġa (large piece of luggage) · dsb kofer (large piece of luggage) · se koaffar (large piece of luggage) · yue 篋 /箧 (large piece of luggage) · cs kufr (large piece of luggage) · kk шабадан (large piece of luggage) · ur سُوٹْکیس (large piece of luggage) · zza valiz (large piece of luggage) · be куфэ́рак (large piece of luggage) · ja スーツケース (large piece of luggage) · eo valizo (large piece of luggage) · nl koffer (large piece of luggage) · hu bőrönd (large piece of luggage) · pt valise (large piece of luggage) · ms beg pakaian (large piece of luggage) · yue 手提箱 (large piece of luggage) · kab tabalizt (large piece of luggage) · prs بَکْس (large piece of luggage) · gd baga (large piece of luggage) · lo ຫີບເດິນທາງ (large piece of luggage) · yue 喼 (large piece of luggage) · pdt Koffa (large piece of luggage) · ti ባልጃ ልብሲ (large piece of luggage) · fr valise (large piece of luggage) · lt lagaminas (large piece of luggage) · hi सूटकेस (large piece of luggage) · be валі́зка (large piece of luggage) · uz chemodan (large piece of luggage) · la riscus (large piece of luggage) · pms valis (large piece of luggage) · fi matkalaukku (large piece of luggage) · id koper (large piece of luggage) · es maleta (large piece of luggage) · yi טשעמאָדאַן (large piece of luggage) · he מזוודה \ מִזְוָדָה (large piece of luggage) · be чамада́н (large piece of luggage) · sv resväska (large piece of luggage) · fo kuffert (large piece of luggage) · bg ку́фар (large piece of luggage) · lb Wallis (large piece of luggage) · ro geamantan (large piece of luggage) · arz شَنْطَة (large piece of luggage) · ka სამგზავრო ჩანთა (large piece of luggage) · rsk куфер (large piece of luggage) · ro valiză (large piece of luggage) · sh kòfer (large piece of luggage) · pl walizka (large piece of luggage) · sk kufor (large piece of luggage) · be ку́фар (large piece of luggage) · nv tsitsʼaaʼ naadloʼí (large piece of luggage) · ba сумаҙан (large piece of luggage) · am ሻንጣ (large piece of luggage) · ru чемода́н (large piece of luggage) · ur جامَہ دان (large piece of luggage) · twf belísena (large piece of luggage) · cy ces dillad (large piece of luggage) · tg чамадон (large piece of luggage) · fa-ira چَمِدان (large piece of luggage) · tr bavul (large piece of luggage) · tg ҷомадон (large piece of luggage) · kl kufferti (large piece of luggage) · km ហិប (large piece of luggage) · mk куфер (large piece of luggage) · th กระเป๋า (large piece of luggage) · uk валі́зка (large piece of luggage) · lv koferis (large piece of luggage) · da kuffert (large piece of luggage) · ky чемодан (large piece of luggage) · el βαλίτσα (large piece of luggage) · ja トランク (large piece of luggage) · ga cás (large piece of luggage) · hy ճամպրուկ (large piece of luggage) · pt mala (large piece of luggage) · tk çemedan (large piece of luggage) · es velís (large piece of luggage) · fa-ira چَمِدون (large piece of luggage) · lad validja (large piece of luggage) · gl mala (large piece of luggage) · fa-ira جامِهدان (large piece of luggage) · ar حَقِيبَةُ السَّفَر (large piece of luggage) · nn koffert (large piece of luggage) · nb koffert (large piece of luggage) · uk валі́за (large piece of luggage) · ta பெட்டி (large piece of luggage) · ko 트렁크 (large piece of luggage) · et kohver (large piece of luggage) · bn সুটকেস (large piece of luggage) · ka ჩემოდანი (large piece of luggage) · ar شَنْطَة (large piece of luggage) · ka საკვოიაჟი (large piece of luggage) · mn авдар (large piece of luggage) · bo ཀོ་འབོག (large piece of luggage) · ckb جانتا (large piece of luggage) · be валі́за (large piece of luggage) · gd màileid (large piece of luggage) · cv чӑматан (large piece of luggage) · tt чемодан (large piece of luggage) · si සූට්කේස් (large piece of luggage) · eo kofro (large piece of luggage) · de Koffer (large piece of luggage) · mn чемодан (large piece of luggage) · ur سُوٹ کیس (large piece of luggage)