Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 36 6988172 2009-07-16T04:39:48Z Jakoli4 236890 t+st:[[katse]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]]) {{also|Cat|CAT}} ==English== {{wikipedia}} [[Image:Cat03.jpg|thumb|A domestic cat (1)]] ===Pronunciation=== * {{enPR|kăt}}, {{IPA|/kæt/}}, {{SAMPA|/k{t/}} * {{audio|en-us-cat.ogg|Audio (US)}} * {{audio|en-us-inlandnorth-cat.ogg|Audio (US-Inland North)}} *: {{rhymes|æt}} ===Etymology 1=== {{etyl|ang}} {{term|catt|lang=ang}} {{m}}, {{term|catte}} {{f}}, from {{etyl|gem}} *{{term||kattuz}}; cf. Old Frisian & Middle Dutch ''katte'', O.H.G. ''[[kazza]]'', Old Norse ''[[kǫttr]]'', Irish ''cat'', Welsh ''cath'', {{LL.}} {{term|cattus|lang=la}} (replacing native term ''felis, feles'' for domestic cats). Origin obscure. Probably originating in an {{etyl|afa}} language. Cf Dutch {{term|kat|lang=nl}}, West Frisian {{term|kat|lang=fy}}, German {{term|Katze|lang=de}}, French {{term|chat|lang=fr}}, Italian {{term|gatto|lang=ita}}, and Spanish and Portuguese {{term|gato|lang=es}}. ====Noun==== {{en-noun}} # A domesticated [[species]] {{ib|[[Felis silvestris]]}} of [[feline]] animal, commonly kept as a house [[pet]]. # Any similar animal of the family ''[[Felidae]]'', which includes [[lion]]s, [[tiger]]s, etc. # A [[catfish]]. # A spiteful or angry [[woman]]. # An enthusiast or player of [[jazz]]. # {{nautical}} A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the [[cathead]] of a ship. # {{nautical}} Contraction of [[cat-o'-nine-tails]]. #: ''No room to swing a '''cat'''.'' # {{slang}} A person (usually male); [[dude]] (in its non-derogatory senses), [[guy]], [[fella]]. # {{slang}} A generic term for an earth moving machine, derived from [[caterpillar]] and more recently from [[bobcat]]. # {{archaic}} A sturdy merchant sailing vessel {{i|now only in "[[catboat]]"}}. # {{archaic|uncountable}} The game of "[[trap and ball]]" (also called "cat and dog"). # {{archaic|uncountable}} The trap of the game of "trap and ball". =====Synonyms===== * {{sense|any member of Felidae}} [[feline]] * {{sense|domestic species}} <!--not idiomatic: [[tame cat]], -->[[housecat]], [[puss]], [[pussy]], [[malkin]], [[kitten]], [[kitty]], [[pussy-cat]], [[mouser]], [[tomcat]], [[grimalkin]] * {{sense|man}} [[bloke]] {{qualifier|UK}}, [[chap]] {{qualifier|British}}, [[cove]] {{qualifier|UK}}, [[dude]], [[fellow]], [[guy]] * {{sense|spiteful woman}} [[bitch]] * See also [[Wikisaurus:cat]] * See also [[Wikisaurus:man]] =====Derived terms===== <!--Move definitions to separate pages--> {{rel-top|Terms derived from ''cat'' in the above senses}} * [[a cat may look at a king]] * [[all cats are grey in the dark]], [[all cats are grey by night]] * [[alley cat]] * [[African golden cat]] * [[Andean cat]] * [[Asiatic golden cat]] * [[bay cat]] * [[black-footed cat]] * [[bobcat]] * [[barn cat]] * [[cat and mouse game]] * [[cat box]] * [[cat food]] * [[cat that ate the canary]], [[cat that swallowed the canary]] * [[cat in the meal-tub]] * [[cat in the sack]] * [[cat-and-mouse game]] * [[catbird]] * [[cat-block]] * [[cat-burglar]] * [[catcall]] * [[cat-eyed]] * [[caterwaul]] * [[catfish]] * [[cat-flap]] * [[cat-footed]] * [[cat got someone's tongue]], [[cat got your tongue|cat got your tongue?]] * [[catgut]] * [[cat-harpin]] * [[cathead]], cat-head * [[cat-house]] * [[cat-ice]] * [[catkin]] * [[cat-lap]] * [[cat-lick]] * [[catlike]] * [[catling]] * [[catmint]] * [[cat-nap]]/[[cat nap]] * [[catnip]] * [[cat-o'-nine-tails|cat-o’-nine-tails]] * [[cat's cradle|cat’s cradle]] * [[cat's eye|cat’s eye]] * [[cat's meat|cat’s meat]] * [[cat's meow|cat’s meow]] * [[cat's pajamas|cat’s pajamas]], the [[cat's pyjamas|cat’s pyjamas]] * [[cat's paw|cat’s paw]] {{rel-mid}} * [[cat scratch fever]] * [[cat state]] * [[cat's-tail|cat’s-tail]] * [[cat's whisker|cat’s whisker]] * [[cat's whiskers|cat’s whiskers]]<!--excellent, outstanding--> * [[cattish]] <!--derived from "cattish": *[[cattishness]]--> * [[cat-trap]] * [[catty]] * [[catwalk]], cat-walk * [[Chinese desert cat]] * [[copycat]] * [[curiosity killed the cat]] * [[domestic cat]] * [[fat cat]] * [[feral cat]] * [[fight like cats and dogs]]<!-- ~ To fight vigorously without weapons, often used about children (''The children fought like'' '''''cats and dogs''''' ''over who would get the biggest piece of cake.'')--> * [[fishing cat]] * [[flat-headed cat]] * [[Geoffroy's cat]] * [[housecat]] <!--inflection of "rain cats and dogs": *[[it's raining cats and dogs]]--> * [[it would make a cat laugh]] * [[jungle cat]] * [[lead a cat-and-dog life]] * [[leopard cat]] * [[let the cat out of the bag]]<!-- ~ To divulge a piece of hitherto hidden information (''It would have been a real surprise party, but Mary let the cat out of the bag.'')--> * [[like a cat in a strange garret]] * [[like a cat on hot bricks]] * [[like a cat on a hot tin roof]] * [[like herding cats]] * [[like the cat that got the cream]] * [[little spotted cat]] * [[marbled cat]] * [[native cat]] <!--*[[nine lives of a cat]]--> * [[not enough room to swing a cat]] * [[Pallas cat]] * [[pampas cat]] * [[rain cats and dogs]] * [[reduced cat]] * [[rusty-spotted cat]] * [[sand cat]] <!--phrases beginning "the cat's ..." are listed above, beginning with "cat's..."--> * [[scardy-cat]] * [[spokescat]] * [[There's more than one way to skin a cat]], [[there is more than one way to skin a cat]] * [[tom cat]], [[tomcat]] * [[wait for the cat to jump]] * [[wildcat]], [[wild cat]] * [[when the cat's away the mice will play]] {{rel-bottom}} =====See also===== Examples of domestic cat breeds <!-- below are examples; scores of breeds exist--> * [[Burmese]] * [[Maine coon]] * [[Manx]] * [[Siamese]] =====Translations===== {{trans-top|domestic species}} * [[Afrikaans]]: [[kat#Afrikaans|kat]] * [[Akan]]: [[agyinamoa]] {{n}} * Albanian: {{t+|sq|mace|f|xs=Albanian}} * [[Amharic]]: {{tø|am|ድመት|tr=dəmät|sc=Ethi}} * [[Ancient Greek]]: [[γαλή]] {{f}} (galé) * Arabic: {{Arab|[[قط]]}} (qiṭṭ) {{m}}, {{Arab|[[قطة]]}} (qíṭṭa) {{f}} *: Egyptian: {{Arab|[[قط]]}} (’uṭṭ) {{m}}, {{Arab|[[قطة]]}} (’uṭṭɑ) {{f}} *: Libyan: {{Arab|[[قطوس]]}} (gɑṭṭūs) {{m}}, {{Arab|[[قطوسة]]}} (gɑṭṭūsa) {{f}} *: Moroccan: {{Arab|[[مش]]}} (mašš) * Aramaic: *: Syriac: [[ܫܘܢܪܐ]] (šūnārā’) {{m}}, [[ܫܘܢܪܬܐ]] (šūnārtā’) {{f}} *: Hebrew: [[שונרא]] (šūnārā’) {{m}}, [[שונרתא]] (šūnārtā’) {{f}} * Armenian: {{t+|hy|կատու|tr=katu|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * [[Avar]]: {{t|av|кету|tr=ketu|sc=Cyrl|xs=Avar}} * [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|pişik|xs=Azeri}} * [[Bambara]]: [[jakuma]] * [[Bandjalang]]: [[budhigehn]], [[budhigahn]] * [[Bashkir]]: {{t|ba|бесәй|tr=besäy|sc=Cyrl|xs=Bashkir}} * [[Basque]]: [[katu]] * [[Bavarian]]: [[Katz]] {{f}}, [[Koda]] {{m}} * Belarusian: [[кот]] (kot) * Bengali: {{t-|bn|বেড়াল|tr=beṛāl|sc=Beng|xs=Bengali}}, [[বিলাড়]] * Bosnian: {{t+|bs|mačka|f}}, {{t-|bs|mačak|m}} * [[Breton]]: [[kaz]] {{m}}, kizier {{p}} * Bulgarian: [[котка]] (kotka) {{f}}, [[котак]] (kotak) {{m}}, [[котарак]] (kotarak) {{m}} * Burmese: {{t|my|ကြောင်|tr=kyaung|sc=Mymr|xs=Burmese}} * [[Buryat]]: {{tø|bxr|миисгэй|tr=miisgej|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Catalan]]: [[gat]] {{m}}, [[mix]] {{m}} * [[Chagatai]]: {{tø|chg|پيشيک|tr=pişik|sc=fa-Arab}}, {{tø|chg|موشوك|tr=muşuq|sc=fa-Arab}} * [[Chamicuro]]: {{tø|ccc|mishi}} * [[Chechen]]: {{tø|ce|цициг|tr=cicig|sc=Cyrl}} * Cherokee: [[ᏪᏌ]] (wesa) * Chinese: [[貓]], [[猫]] (māo) * [[Chuvash]]: {{tø|cv|кушак|tr=kuşak|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Coptic]]: {{tø|cop|ⲉⲙⲟⲩ|tr=emou|sc=Copt}} * [[Cree]]: [[ᐴᔒ]] (puushii) * Croatian: {{t+|hr|mačka|f}} * Czech: {{t+|cs|kočka|f}}, {{t-|cs|kocour|m}} * Danish: {{t-|da|huskat}}, {{t+|da|kat|c}} * [[Dargwa]]: {{tø|dar|гата|tr=gata|sc=Cyrl}} * {{trreq|Dhivehi}} * [[Dhuwal]]: [[marurrumburr]] * Dutch: {{t-|nl|huiskat}}, {{t+|nl|kat|m}}, {{t+|nl|poes|f}}, {{t+|nl|kater|m}} * [[Egyptian]]: {{tø|egy|mỉw|alt=mw|sc=Egyp}} *: <hiero>mi-w-E13</hiero> * [[Erzya]]: [[псака]] (psaka), [[катка]] (katka), [[писай]] (pisay) * Esperanto: {{t+|eo|kato|xs=Esperanto}} ([male/female] cat), {{t-|eo|virkato|xs=Esperanto}} (tomcat), {{t+|eo|katino|xs=Esperanto}} (she-cat) * Estonian: {{t+|et|kass}} * [[Ewe]]: [[dadi]] * Faroese: {{t-|fo|ketta|f|xs=Faroese}}, {{t|fo|húsketta|f|xs=Faroese}}, {{t|fo|køttur|m|xs=Faroese}}, {{t|fo|húskøttur|m|xs=Faroese}} * Filipino: {{tø|fil|pusa|xs=Filipino}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|kissa}} * French: {{t+|fr|chat|m}}, {{t+|fr|chatte|f}} * [[Galician]]: {{t+|gl|gato|xs=Galician}} * [[Gamilaraay]]: [[burrgiyan]] * Georgian: [[კატა]] (kata) * German: {{t+|de|Katze|f}} ([female] cat), {{t+|de|Kater|m}} (tomcat, tom), {{t-|de|Kätzin|f}} (she-cat, queen) * [[Gilbertese]]: [[katama]] * [[Gooniyandi]]: [[minyawoo]] * Greek: {{t+|el|γάτα|f|tr=gáta|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|γάτος|m|tr=gátos|sc=Grek}} * [[Greenlandic]]: {{t-|kl|qitsuk|xs=Greenlandic}} * [[Gujarati]]: [[બિલાડી]] (bilāḍī) {{f}} (2), [[બિલાડો]] (bilāḍo) {{m}} (2) <!-- Why are the numbers here? Should this be in ttbc? --> * Hawaiian: [[pōpoki]] * Hebrew: [[חתול|חָתוּל]] (khatul) {{m}}, [[חתולה]] (khatula) {{f}} * [[Hiligaynon]]: {{tø|hil|kuring|xs=Hiligaynon}} * Hindi: [[बिल्ली]] (billī) {{f}} (2), [[बिल्ला]] (billā) {{m}} (2) <!-- Why are the numbers here? Should this be in ttbc? --> * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|macska}}, {{t+|hu|kandúr|m}} * Icelandic: {{t+|is|köttur|m}}, {{t+|is|kisa|f}} * [[Ido]]: [[kato]] * [[Ilocano]]: {{tø|ilo|pusa|xs=Ilocano}} * Indonesian: {{t+|id|kucing|xs=Indonesian}} * [[Ingush]]: {{tø|inh|цициг|tr=cicig|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Interlingua]]: [[catto]] {{m}}, [[catta]] {{f}} * Irish: {{t+|ga|cat|m|xs=Irish}} * Italian: {{t+|it|gatto|m}}, {{t+|it|gatta|f}}, {{t+|it|micio|m}}, {{t+|it|micia|f}} * Japanese: [[猫]] ([[ねこ]], neko) * [[Kalmyk]]: {{tø|xal|мис|tr=mis|sc=Cyrl}} * {{trreq|Kannada}} * [[Karachay-Balkar]]: {{tø|krc|киштик|tr=kiştik|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Karakalpak]]: {{tø|kaa|pıshıq}} * [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|kòt|xs=Kashubian}} * Kazakh: {{t|kk|мысық|tr=mısıq|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}} * [[Khakas]]: {{tø|kjh|хоосха|tr=xoosxa|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-mid}} * [[Khmer]]: {{Khmr|[[ឆ្មា]]}} (chmā) * [[Komi]]: {{tø|kv|кань|tr=kań|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Komi-Zyrian]]: {{tø|kpv|кань|tr=kań|sc=Cyrl}} * Korean: {{t+|ko|고양이|tr=goyang-i|sc=Hang}} * [[Kumyk]]: {{tø|kum|мишик|tr=mişik|sc=Cyrl}} * Kurdish: {{ku-Arab|[[پشیله‌]]}} * [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|мышык|tr=mışıq|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kyrgyz}} * Lao: [[ແມວ]] (meehw) * Latin: {{t+|la|feles|f}}, {{t+|la|felis|f}}, {{t-|la|cattus|m}} * Latvian: {{t-|lv|kaķis|m|xs=Latvian}} * Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|katė|f|xs=Lithuanian}}, {{t+|lt|katinas|m|xs=Lithuanian}} * [[Lower Sorbian]]: [[kócka]] {{f}}, [[kót]] {{m}} * [[Macedonian]]: [[мачка]] {{f}}, [[мачор]] {{m}} * Malay: {{t+|ms|kucing|xs=Malay}} * [[Malayalam]]: [[പൂച്ച]] (poocha) * Maltese: {{t-|mt|qattus|m|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|qattusa|f|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|qtates|p|xs=Maltese}} * [[Manx]]: {{t+|gv|kayt|m|xs=Manx}} * Maori: [[poti#Maori|poti]], [[ngeru]] * [[Marathi]]: [[मांजर]] (mānjar) {{f}} (2), [[बोका]] (bokā) {{m}} (2) <!-- Why are the numbers here? Should this be in ttbc? --> * [[Maricopa]]: [[posh]] * Mongolian: {{t-|mn|муур|tr=muur|sc=Cyrl|xs=Mongolian}}, {{t|mn|мий|tr=mij|sc=Cyrl|xs=Mongolian}} * [[Murrinh-Patha]]: ''ku'' [[yirrthip]] * Navajo: [[gídí]], [[mósí]], [[másí]] * Nepali: [[बिरालो]] (birālō) * [[Nogai]]: {{tø|nog|мысык|tr=mısıq|sc=Cyrl}} * Norwegian: {{t-|no|huskatt|m}}, {{t+|no|katt|m}}, {{t-|no|katte|f}} * [[Novial]]: [[kate]] {{m|f}}, [[kato]] {{m}}, [[kata]] {{f}} * [[Occitan]]: [[gat]] {{m}}, [[cat]] {{m}} * [[Ojibwe]]: [[gaazhagens]] ''anim.'' * Old English: {{t-|ang|catt|m|xs=Old English}} * [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|catt|m|xs=Old Irish}} * {{trreq|Oriya}} * [[Ossetian]]: {{tø|os|гæды|tr=gædy}} * [[Ottoman Turkish]]: {{tø|ota|کدی|tr=kädi|sc=ota-Arab}} * Persian: {{t+|fa|گربه|tr=gorbeh|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|kot|m}}, {{t+|pl|kotka|f}}, {{t+|pl|kocur|m}}, {{t-|pl|kocica|f}}, {{t+|pl|kotek|m}} (diminutive) * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|gato|m}}, {{t+|pt|gata|f}} * [[Punjabi]]: [[ਬਿੱਲੀ]] (billī) * [[Romani]]: [[muca]] {{f}} * Romanian: {{t+|ro|pisică|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|кот|m|tr=kot|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|кошка|f|tr=kóška|sc=Cyrl}} * Samoan: {{t-|sm|pusi|xs=Samoan}} * Sanskrit: {{t|sa|मार्जार|m|tr=mārjāra|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|बिडाल|m|tr=biḍāla|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}} * [[Sardinian]]: [[gattu]] {{m}} * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[#Scottish Gaelic|cat]] {{m}} * Serbian: *: Cyrillic: [[мачка#Serbian|мачка]] {{f}} *: Roman: [[mačka#Serbian|mačka]] {{f}} * [[Seri]]: [[miist]], [[ziix canaao]], [[ziix ihamoc ano catax]] * [[Shor]]: {{tø|cjs|кöшке|tr=köşke|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Sicilian]]: {{t+|scn|jattu|m|xs=Sicilian}}, {{t+|scn|gattu|m|xs=Sicilian}} * [[Sinhalese]]: {{t-|si|පූසා|xs=Sinhalese}} (pūsā) * Slovak: {{t-|sk|mačka|f}}, {{t-|sk|kocúr|m}} * Slovene: {{t-|sl|maček|m}}, {{t+|sl|mačka|f}} * [[Sotho]]: {{t|st|katse}} * [[Southern Altai]]: {{tø|alt|киске|tr=kiske|sc=Cyrl}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|gato|m}}, {{t+|es|gata|f}} * Swahili: [[paka]] (nc 9/10) * Swedish: {{t+|sv|katt|c}} * [[Tabassaran]]: {{tø|tab|гату|tr=gatu|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Tagalog]]: {{t-|tl|pusa|xs=Tagalog}} * [[Tajik]]: {{t-|tg|гурба|tr=gurba|sc=Cyrl|xs=Tajik}}, {{t|tg|пишак|tr=pişak|sc=Cyrl|xs=Tajik}}, {{t|tg|пушак|tr=puşak|sc=Cyrl|xs=Tajik}} * [[Taos]]: [[mų̀si’ína]] * [[Tatar]]: {{t|tt|mäçe|xs=Tatar}}, {{t-|tt|pesi|xs=Tatar}} * Thai: {{Thai|[[แมว]]}} (maew), {{Thai|[[วิฬาร์]]}} (wílaa) * {{trreq|Tongan}} * [[Torres Strait Creole]]: [[pusiket]] * Turkish: [[kedi]] [[:tr:kedi|^]], [[pisi]] (now obsolete) * Turkmen: {{t-|tk|pişik|xs=Turkmen}} * [[Tuvan]]: {{tø|tyv|диис|tr=diis|sc=Cyrl}}, {{tø|tyv|моортай|tr=moortay|sc=Cyrl}} * Ukrainian: [[кіт]], [[кішка]] ([[kit]], [[kiška]]) * [[Upper Sorbian]]: [[kočka]] {{f}} * [[Uyghur]]: {{t+|ug|مۈشۈك|tr=müxük|sc=ug-Arab|xs=Uyghur}} * Uzbek: {{t|uz|mushuk|xs=Uzbek}} * Vietnamese: (con) [[mèo]] * [[Volapük]]: {{t+|vo|kat|xs=Volapük}} ([male/female] cat), {{t-|vo|hikat|xs=Volapük}} (tomcat, he-cat), {{t-|vo|jikat|xs=Volapük}} (she-cat), {{t-|vo|hokat|xs=Volapük}} (neutered/castrated male cat, gib), {{t-|vo|jokat|xs=Volapük}} (neutered/spayed female cat) * Welsh: {{t-|cy|cath|f|xs=Welsh}} * [[West Frisian]]: {{t+|fy|kat|c|xs=West Frisian}} * [[Wik-Mungkan]]: [[ku'waak]] * [[Yakut]]: {{tø|sah|куоска|tr=kuoska|sc=Cyrl}} * Yiddish: [[קאַץ]] (kats) {{f}}, [[קעץ]] (kets) {{p}}, [[קאָטער]] (koter) {{m}}, [[קאָטערס]] (koters) {{p}} * [[Yindjibarndi]]: [[buthi]] * [[Zulu]]: {{t+|zu|ikati|xs=Zulu}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|member of ''Felidae''}} * [[Afrikaans]]: [[kat]] * [[Azeri]]: [[pişik]] * [[Bambara]]: [[jakuma]] * [[Basque]]: [[katu]] * Bosnian: {{t+|bs|mačka|f}}, {{t-|bs|mačak|m}} * [[Breton]]: [[kaz]], [[kazh]] {{m}}, kizhier {{p}}, [[kazhez]] {{f}}, kazhezed {{p}} * Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|котка|f|tr=kotka|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Catalan]]: [[felí]] {{m}}, [[felina]] {{f}} * Cherokee: [[ᏪᏌ]] (wesa), [[ᏪᏏ]] (wesi) * Chinese: [[猫]] (māo) * Croatian: {{t+|hr|mačka|f}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|šelma kočkovitá|f}} * Danish: {{t+|da|kat|c}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|kat}} * Esperanto: {{t+|eo|kato|xs=Esperanto}} * Estonian: {{t|et|kaslane}} * Faroese: {{t-|fo|ketta|f|xs=Faroese}}, {{t|fo|húsketta|f|xs=Faroese}}, {{t|fo|køttur|m|xs=Faroese}}, {{t|fo|húskøttur|m|xs=Faroese}} * Filipino: {{tø|fil|pusa|xs=Filipino}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|kissaeläin}} * French: {{t+|fr|félin|m}} * German: {{t+|de|Katze|f}} * Greek: (general) {{t+|el|αιλουροειδές|n|tr=ailouroeidés|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|αίλουρος|m|tr=aílouros|sc=Grek}} * [[Greenlandic]]: {{t-|kl|qitsuk|xs=Greenlandic}} * Hebrew: {{t+|he|חתול|alt=חָתוּל|tr=khatul|sc=Hebr}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|macska}} * Icelandic: {{t+|is|köttur|m}} * Indonesian: {{t+|id|kucing|xs=Indonesian}} * [[Interlingua]]: [[felin]] * Irish: {{t+|ga|cat|m|xs=Irish}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|felino|m}}, {{t+|it|felina|f}} * Japanese: [[ネコ]] ([[ねこ]], neko) * [[Kapampangan]]: [[pusa]] * Latin: {{t+|la|feles|f}}, {{t+|la|felis|f}} * Latvian: {{t-|lv|kaķis|m|xs=Latvian}} * Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|katė|f|xs=Lithuanian}} * [[Lojban]]: [[mlatu]] * [[Macedonian]]: [[мачка]] {{f}} * Norwegian: {{t-|no|kattedyr|n}}, {{t+|no|katt|m}} * [[Novial]]: [[kate]] {{m|f}}, [[kato]] {{m}}, [[kata]] {{f}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|kot|m}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|felino|m}}, {{t-|pt|felina|f}} * Romanian: {{t+|ro|pisică|f}}, {{t+|ro|motan|m}}, {{t+|ro|cotoi|m}}, {{t-|ro|mâţă|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|кошка|f|tr=kóška|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[cat#Scottish Gaelic|cat]] {{m}} * Serbian: *: Cyrillic: [[мачка#Serbian|мачка]] {{f}} *: Roman: [[mačka#Serbian|mačka]] {{f}} * Slovak: {{t-|sk|mačka|f}} * Slovene: {{t+|sl|mačka|f}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|felino|m}}, {{t+|es|felina|f}} * Swedish: {{t-|sv|kattdjur|n}} * [[Tagalog]]: {{t-|tl|pusa|xs=Tagalog}} * [[Telugu]]: [[పిల్లి]], [[మార్జాలము]] * Thai: {{Thai|[[แมว]]}} (maew) * Turkish: {{t+|tr|kedi}} * Turkmen: {{t-|tk|pişik|xs=Turkmen}} * [[Tz'utujil]]: [[mix]], [[sya]] * Urdu: {{ur-Arab|[[بلى]]}} * Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|mèo|xs=Vietnamese}} * [[West Frisian]]: {{t+|fy|kat|c|xs=West Frisian}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-see|catfish|[[catfish]]}} {{trans-see|spiteful woman|bitch}} {{trans-top|jazz enthusiast}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|guy, fellow}} * Danish: {{t-|da|fyr}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship}} * Danish: {{t+|da|kat}}, {{t|da|ankerkat}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|ankkuritalja}} {{trans-mid}} * French: {{t+|fr|capon|m}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-see|cat-o'-nine-tails|cat-o'-nine-tails}} {{trans-see|catboat|catboat}} {{trans-top|game of "trap and ball" (or "cat and dog")}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|the trap in the game of "trap and ball"}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Albanian}}: [[macja]] * {{ttbc|Basque}}: [[katu]] * {{ttbc|Belarusian}}: [[кошка]] * {{ttbc|Bulgarian}}: [[котка]] * {{ttbc|Chiricahua}}: [[gídí]] * {{ttbc|French}}: [[bistoquet]] {{m}} (game of trap and ball, or the trap itself, or both?) * {{ttbc|Friulian}}: [[gjat]] * {{ttbc|Galician}}: [[gato]] * {{ttbc|Guaraní}}: [[mbarakaja]] (1) * {{ttbc|Jicarilla}}: [[gídí]] * {{ttbc|Kannada}}: (bekku) * {{ttbc|Korean}}: {{t|ko|고양잇과|tr=goyangisgwa|sc=Hang}}, {{t|ko|고양이과의 동물|tr=goyang-igwa-ui dongmul|sc=Hang}} * {{ttbc|Latin}}: [[giat]], [[cattus]] * {{ttbc|Lipan}}: [[gídí]] * {{ttbc|Lithuanian}}: [[katė]] * {{ttbc|Macedonian}}: [[мачка]] * Malay: {{t+|ms|kucing|xs=Malay}} {{trans-mid}} * {{ttbc|Mongolian}}: [[муур]] (muur) * {{ttbc|Occitan}}: [[cat]] * {{ttbc|Romansch}}: [[giat]] * {{ttbc|Sami}}: [[bussá]] * {{ttbc|Sardinian}}: [[gattu]], [[pisittu]], [[muscittu/-a]], [[pisiddu]], [[battu]] * {{ttbc|Slovak}}: [[kocúr]] {{m}}, [[mačka]] {{f}} (1) * {{ttbc|Sorbian}}: *: Lower: [[kocka]] *: Upper: [[kóčka]] * {{ttbc|Tamil}}: (poonai) * {{ttbc|Thai}}: {{Thai|[[แมว]]}} * {{ttbc|Western Apache}}: [[gídí]] {{trans-bottom}} ====Verb==== {{en-verb|cat|t|ed}} # {{nautical}} To [[hoist]] (the [[anchor]]) by its [[ring]] so that it hangs at the [[cathead]]. # {{nautical}} To flog with a [[cat-o'-nine-tails]]. # {{slang}} To [[vomit]] something. =====Translations===== {{trans-top|raise anchor to cathead}} * Danish: {{t-|da|katte}} * French: {{t+|fr|caponner}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t-|it|caponare}} * Norwegian: {{t-|no|katte}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|flog}} * French: [[fouetter]] avec un [[chat à neuf queues]] {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|vomit}} * [[Afrikaans]]: [[opgooi]], [[kots]] * Danish: {{t|da|brække sig}} * Estonian: {{t-|et|oksendama}} {{trans-mid}} * Finnish: {{qualifier|slang}} [[yrjötä]] * French: {{t+|fr|dégobiller}}, {{t+|fr|débecter}}, {{t+|fr|débequeter}} * Polish: {{t-|pl|wymiotować}} {{trans-bottom}} ===Etymology 2=== Abbreviation of ''[[catamaran]]''. ====Noun==== {{en-noun}} # A [[catamaran]]. ===Etymology 3=== Abbreviation of ''[[catenate]]''. ====Noun==== {{en-noun}} # {{computing}} A ‘catenate’ program and command in [[Unix]] that reads one or more files and directs their content to an output device. ====Verb==== {{en-verb|cat|t|ed}} # {{computing}} To [[apply]] the '''cat''' [[command]] to (a file). # {{computing|_|slang}} To [[dump]] large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully. ===Etymology 4=== Possibly a shortened form of {{term|chaotic}}. ====Adjective==== {{en-adj|-}} # {{Ireland|informal}} [[terrible]], [[disastrous]]. #: ''The weather was '''cat''', so they returned home early.'' =====Usage notes===== This usage is common in speech but rarely appears in writing. ===See also=== * [[feline]] * [[kitten]], [[kitty]] * [[meow]] * [[mog]] * [[miaow]] * [[nine lives]] * [[Schrödinger’s cat]] * [[tabby]] ===Anagrams=== * [[act]] * [[tac]] [[Category:1000 English basic words]] [[Category:Cats]] [[Category:English words with multiple etymologies]] [[Category:Mammals]] ---- ==Indonesian== ===Noun=== {{infl|id|noun}} # [[paint]] ---- ==Irish== ===Pronunciation=== * {{IPA|lang=ga|[kat̪ˠ]}} ===Noun=== {{infl|ga|noun|g=m}} # [[#English|cat]] {{italbrac|domestic feline; member of Felidae}} ====Declension==== {{ga-noun-m1|c|at|ait}} ====Mutation==== {{ga mut cons|c|at}} [[Category:ga:Mammals]] ---- ==Malay== ===Etymology=== From {{etyl|zhx|ms}} {{term|漆|sc=Hani}} ([[Min Nan]]: ''chhat'') ===Noun=== {{infl|ms|noun}} # [[paint]] ---- ==Romanian== ===Etymology=== {{etyl|tr|ro}} {{term|kat|lang=tr}}. ===Noun=== {{ro-noun|n|cate}} # [[floor]] ([[storey]]) ====Declension==== {{ro-noun-n|pl=cate}} ---- ==Scottish Gaelic== ===Noun=== {{infl|gd|noun|g=m|genitive and plural|cait}} # [[#English|cat]] {{gloss|animal}} ====Derived terms==== * [[clòimh-chat]] [[Category:gd:Mammals]] [[ar:cat]] [[zh-min-nan:cat]] [[bs:cat]] [[br:cat]] [[bg:cat]] [[ca:cat]] [[de:cat]] [[et:cat]] [[el:cat]] [[es:cat]] [[eu:cat]] [[fa:cat]] [[fr:cat]] [[fy:cat]] [[ga:cat]] [[gv:cat]] [[gd:cat]] [[gl:cat]] [[ko:cat]] [[hy:cat]] [[hi:cat]] [[io:cat]] [[is:cat]] [[it:cat]] [[ka:cat]] [[kk:cat]] [[sw:cat]] [[ku:cat]] [[lo:cat]] [[la:cat]] [[lt:cat]] [[li:cat]] [[hu:cat]] [[ms:cat]] [[my:cat]] [[nl:cat]] [[ja:cat]] [[no:cat]] [[oc:cat]] [[pl:cat]] [[pt:cat]] [[ro:cat]] [[ru:cat]] [[si:cat]] [[simple:cat]] [[sr:cat]] [[fi:cat]] [[sv:cat]] [[ta:cat]] [[tt:cat]] [[te:cat]] [[th:cat]] [[chr:cat]] [[tr:cat]] [[uk:cat]] [[ug:cat]] [[vi:cat]] [[zh:cat]]