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Translingual

Etymology 1

Clipping of English katal.

Symbol

kat

  1. Symbol for katal, an SI unit of measurement of catalytic activity.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of Georgian ქართული ენა (kartuli ena).

Symbol

kat

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2/T & ISO 639-3 language code for Georgian.

See also

English

Etymology 1

Noun

kat (plural kats)

  1. An ancient Egyptian unit of weight, one fiftieth of an avoirdupois pound.

Etymology 2

Noun

kat (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of khat.

Etymology 3

Noun

kat (plural kats)

  1. Alternative form of gat.

Anagrams

Achang

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /kat˧/
  • (Luxi) [kat⁵⁵]

Verb

kat

  1. to put

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎, Payap University, page 53

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch kat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kat/, [kɐt], [kät]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

kat (plural katte)

  1. cat

Descendants

  • → Xhosa: ikati
  • → Zulu: ikati

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قات (kat).

Noun

kat m (plural kate, definite kati, definite plural katet)

  1. floor, storey

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *katъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

kat m anim (female equivalent katyně, possessive adjective katův)

  1. executioner
    Synonym: popravčí

Declension

Declension of kat (hard masculine animate)
More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

Further reading

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Danish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kat/, [kʰæd̥], [kʰæt]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

kat c (singular definite katten, plural indefinite katte)

  1. cat
Inflection
More information common gender, singular ...
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

kat c (singular definite katten, not used in plural form)

  1. khat

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Dutch catte, from Old Dutch katta, *catta, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā, from Latin catta, feminine of cattus.

Noun

kat f (plural katten, diminutive katje n, masculine kater or mannetjeskat)

  1. domestic cat, pussy, Felis silvestris catus
    Synonyms: dakhaas, poes
  2. (by extension) feline
    Synonym: katachtige
  3. female cat
    Synonyms: kattin, poes
  4. (historical) cat, tortoise (a wheeled gallery offering protection to approaching besiegers; a medieval siege weapon)
    Synonym: schildpad
  5. (military) cavalier (a raised firing platform)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kat
  • Jersey Dutch: kāt
  • Negerhollands: katje (from the Dutch diminutive)
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: kat

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kat

  1. inflection of katten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Etymology 3

Noun

kat m (uncountable, no diminutive)

  1. alternative spelling of qat

Further reading

  • “kat” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.

Anagrams

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Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Derived from French quatre (“four”).

Numeral

kat

  1. four

Etymology 2

Derived from French carte (“map”).

Noun

kat

  1. map

Louisiana Creole

Louisiana Creole cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : kat
    Ordinal : katriyèmm

Etymology

Inherited from French quatre (“four”).

Pronunciation

Numeral

kat

  1. four

Malay

Etymology

Clipping of dekat.

Pronunciation

Preposition

kat

  1. (informal) alternative form of dekat

Further reading

  • "kat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Mauritian Creole

Mauritian Creole cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : kat
    Ordinal : katriem

Etymology

Derived from French quatre.

Numeral

kat

  1. four

Derived terms

  • kat ven
  • kat ven dis

Old Czech

Etymology

Probably inherited from Proto-Slavic *katъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

kat m pers (relational adjective katóv)

  1. executioner

Declension

Declension of kat (hard o-stem)
More information singular, dual ...
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

Further reading

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

From dialectal Proto-Slavic *katъ. Cognate to Czech kat, Slovak kat, Upper Sorbian kat and Lower Sorbian kat.

Pronunciation

Noun

kat m pers

  1. executioner, hangman, headsman
    Synonym: oprawca
  2. (figurative) torturer, tormentor
    Synonym: oprawca

Declension

Declension of kat
More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
verbs

Descendants

Noun

kat m animal

  1. three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
    Synonyms: ciernik, kolka, czart

Declension

Declension of kat
More information singular, plural ...

Further reading

  • kat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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West Frisian

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