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kate

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /keɪt/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪt

Noun

kate (plural kates)

  1. (UK, dialect, Kent) The brambling finch, Fringilla montifringilla.

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Bangka

Alternative forms

  • kato (Belinyu dialect)

Etymology

From Malay kata, from Sanskrit कथा (kathā). Cognate of Malay kata.

Pronunciation

  • (Pangkalpinang, Toboali) IPA(key): [ka.te]
    • Rhymes: -te, -e
  • (Muntok) IPA(key): [ka.tə]
    • Rhymes: -tə,

Noun

katé or katê

  1. word

Verb

kate

  1. to say

Further reading

  • "kate" in Susilo, Firman (2018), Kamus Bahasa Melayu Bangka – Indonesia [Bangka Malay – Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Pangkalpinang: Bangka-Belitung Language Center Office
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Basque

Etymology

From older katea, with the final -a reinterpreted as being the definite article, from Latin catēna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kate/ [ka.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ate, -e
  • Hyphenation: ka‧te

Noun

kate inan

  1. chain (all senses)

Declension

More information indefinite, singular ...

Derived terms

  • kate motz
  • kate motzean
  • kate-maila (link of a chain)
  • kateamendu (concatenation)
  • katean (chained)
  • kateatu (to chain)
  • kateatze
  • katebegi (link of a chain)
  • kategintza
  • kateko txakur
  • kateorratz (safety pin)
  • katetan (imprisoned)

Further reading

  • kate”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • kate”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

kate

  1. vocative singular of kat

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kat'ëk, equivalent to kattaa (to cover) + -e.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑteˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑte
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧te
  • Hyphenation(key): ka‧te

Noun

kate

  1. covering, roofing
    Synonym: peite
  2. (finance) funds (of a check), backing (of a banknote)
  3. (finance) contribution margin, coverage, margin
  4. (figuratively) reliability, trustworthiness (e.g. of a promise)
    Hänen lupauksillaan ei yleensä ole katetta.
    It's normal that he does not keep his promises.
  5. place setting, table setting (items of cutlery, crockery and glassware etc., arranged for a person at a dining table)
    Synonyms: kattamus, kattaus, kuvertti
  6. (medicine) plaque
  7. (agriculture) mulch (any material used to cover the top layer of soil)

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

adjectives

Further reading

Anagrams

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kat'ëk, equivalent to kattaa (to cover) + -e. Cognates include Finnish kate and Estonian kate.

Pronunciation

Noun

kate

  1. cover, covering

Declension

More information Declension of (type 6/lähe, tt-t gradation), singular ...

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 119
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Karelian

Noun

kate

  1. cover

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈtʲɛ] (instrumental singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈkaːtʲɛ] (vocative singular)

Noun

katè f

  1. instrumental singular of katė

Noun

kãte f

  1. vocative singular of katė

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

kate

  1. locative singular masculine/neuter of kata, which is past participle of karoti (to do)
  2. accusative plural masculine of kata, which is past participle of karoti (to do)
  3. vocative singular feminine of kata, which is past participle of karoti (to do)

Volapük

Noun

kate

  1. dative singular of kat

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