katal

See also: kata·l

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κατάλυσις (katálusis, “dissolution”), from καταλύω (katalúō, “I dissolve”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + λύω (lúō, “I loose”).

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Noun

katal (plural katals)

1. (chemistry) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of catalytic activity; one mole per second. Symbol: kat.

Derived terms

• attokatal
• centikatal
• decakatal
• decikatal
• exakatal
• femtokatal
• gigakatal
• hectokatal
• kilokatal
• microkatal
• millikatal
• nanokatal
• picokatal
• yoctokatal

Related terms

• catalysis

Translations

derived unit of catalytic activity

Czech: katal m Esperanto: katalo Greek: κατάλ n (katál) Indonesian: katal Malay: katal Polish: katal (pl) m Russian: катал (ru) (katal) Thai: คาทัล (kaa-taan)

Further reading

• katal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• latka, talak

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkatal]

Noun

katal m inan

1. katal (unit of catalytic activity)

Declension

Declension of katal (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	katal	kataly
genitive	katalu	katalů
dative	katalu	katalům
accusative	katal	kataly
vocative	katale	kataly
locative	katalu	katalech
instrumental	katalem	kataly

Further reading

• “katal”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995

Finnish

Etymology

From English katal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑtɑl/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪ɑ̝l]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑl
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧tal
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧tal

Noun

katal

1. katal

Declension

Inflection of katal (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		katal	katalit
genitive		katalin	katalien
partitive		katalia	kataleja
illative		kataliin	kataleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		katal	katalit
accusative	nom.	katal	katalit
	gen.	katalin
genitive		katalin	katalien
partitive		katalia	kataleja
inessive		katalissa	kataleissa
elative		katalista	kataleista
illative		kataliin	kataleihin
adessive		katalilla	kataleilla
ablative		katalilta	kataleilta
allative		katalille	kataleille
essive		katalina	kataleina
translative		kataliksi	kataleiksi
abessive		katalitta	kataleitta
instructive		—	katalein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of katal (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative katalini katalini accusative nom. katalini katalini gen. katalini genitive katalini katalieni partitive kataliani katalejani inessive katalissani kataleissani elative katalistani kataleistani illative kataliini kataleihini adessive katalillani kataleillani ablative kataliltani kataleiltani allative katalilleni kataleilleni essive katalinani kataleinani translative katalikseni kataleikseni abessive katalittani kataleittani instructive — — comitative — kataleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative katalisi katalisi accusative nom. katalisi katalisi gen. katalisi genitive katalisi kataliesi partitive kataliasi katalejasi inessive katalissasi kataleissasi elative katalistasi kataleistasi illative kataliisi kataleihisi adessive katalillasi kataleillasi ablative kataliltasi kataleiltasi allative katalillesi kataleillesi essive katalinasi kataleinasi translative kataliksesi kataleiksesi abessive katalittasi kataleittasi instructive — — comitative — kataleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative katalimme katalimme accusative nom. katalimme katalimme gen. katalimme genitive katalimme kataliemme partitive kataliamme katalejamme inessive katalissamme kataleissamme elative katalistamme kataleistamme illative kataliimme kataleihimme adessive katalillamme kataleillamme ablative kataliltamme kataleiltamme allative katalillemme kataleillemme essive katalinamme kataleinamme translative kataliksemme kataleiksemme abessive katalittamme kataleittamme instructive — — comitative — kataleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative katalinne katalinne accusative nom. katalinne katalinne gen. katalinne genitive katalinne katalienne partitive katalianne katalejanne inessive katalissanne kataleissanne elative katalistanne kataleistanne illative kataliinne kataleihinne adessive katalillanne kataleillanne ablative kataliltanne kataleiltanne allative katalillenne kataleillenne essive katalinanne kataleinanne translative kataliksenne kataleiksenne abessive katalittanne kataleittanne instructive — — comitative — kataleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative katalinsa katalinsa accusative nom. katalinsa katalinsa gen. katalinsa genitive katalinsa kataliensa partitive kataliaan kataliansa katalejaan katalejansa inessive katalissaan katalissansa kataleissaan kataleissansa elative katalistaan katalistansa kataleistaan kataleistansa illative kataliinsa kataleihinsa adessive katalillaan katalillansa kataleillaan kataleillansa ablative kataliltaan kataliltansa kataleiltaan kataleiltansa allative katalilleen katalillensa kataleilleen kataleillensa essive katalinaan katalinansa kataleinaan kataleinansa translative katalikseen kataliksensa kataleikseen kataleiksensa abessive katalittaan katalittansa kataleittaan kataleittansa instructive — — comitative — kataleineen kataleinensa

Anagrams

• Kalat, kalat, lakat

Polish

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katal

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κᾰτάλῠσῐς (kătálŭsĭs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.tal/

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• Rhymes: -atal
• Syllabification: ka‧tal

Noun

katal m inan

1. katal (derived unit of catalytic activity)

Declension

Declension of katal

	singular	plural
nominative	katal	katale
genitive	katalu	katali
dative	katalowi	katalom
accusative	katal	katale
instrumental	katalem	katalami
locative	katalu	katalach
vocative	katalu	katale

Further reading

• katal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ngatal

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈtal/ [kɐˈt̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ka‧tal

Noun

katál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜎ᜔)

1. chill or shivering due to cold, fear or anger

   Synonyms: kaligkig, katog

Derived terms

• mangatal
• pangangatal

Anagrams

• aklat, talak, takal, latak, kalat

Yogad

Noun

katál

1. itch