Katz

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See also: Kàtz and katz

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Katz

  1. A surname from Hebrew.

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Katz f (genitive Katz, plural Katzen)

  1. Alternative form of Katze (cat)

Usage notes[edit]

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

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Hunsrik[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • khats (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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.

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References[edit]

  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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From early German Kotz. Cognate with German Kotze.

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Noun[edit]

Katz m or f (uncountable)

  1. (informal) vomit, puke

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Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Katz f (plural Katze)

  1. cat