Katz

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See also: Kàtz and katz

English

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Etymology

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From Hebrew כ"ץ (Katz), Abbreviation of כֹּהֵן צֶדֶק (kohén tzédeq).

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Katz

  1. A surname from Hebrew.

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kat͡s]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Katz
  • Rhymes: -ats
  • Homophone: Kats

Noun

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Katz f (genitive Katz, plural Katzen)

  1. Alternative form of Katze (cat)

Usage notes

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In formal standard language, this form is used nowadays only in idioms. Colloquially it may be used more freely.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Katz” in Duden online
  • Katz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

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Alternative forms

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  • khats (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

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From Old High German kazza, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus. Cognate with German Katze.

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Noun

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Katz f (plural Katze, diminutive Ketzje)

  1. cat
    Die Katze jachte Mais.
    The cats hunt mice.
    Meer hon en schwarze un en graue Katz.
    We have a black and a gray cat.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Altenhofen, Cléo Vilson. (1996) Hunsrückisch in Rio Grande do Sul: Ein Beitrag zur Beschreibung einer deutschbrasilianischen Dialektvarietät im Kontakt mit dem Portugiesischen. Stuttgart: Steiner.

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From early German Kotz. Cognate with German Kotze.

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Noun

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Katz m or f (uncountable)

  1. (informal) vomit, puke
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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Old High German kazza, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus. Cognate with German Katze.

Noun

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Katz f (plural Katze)

  1. cat