gato

Galician

Etymology

Latin cattus

Noun

gato m (plural gatos)

1. cat

Derived terms

• gata

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Ladino

Noun

gato m (Latin spelling; plural gatos)

1. cat

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Portuguese

gato-siamês

Etymology

Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta, from Late Egyptian čaute, feminine of caus (“jungle cat, African wildcat”), from earlier Egyptian tešau (“female cat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈga.tu/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈga.to/

Noun

gato m (plural gatos, feminine singular gata, feminine plural gatas)

1. cat (domestic cat: Felis silvestris catus)
   • 2000, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban, Rocco, page 55:

     [...] o gato ronronava feliz nos braços de Hermione.

     [...] the cat was purring happily on Hermione's arms.

2. feline
3. (slang) very handsome man

Synonyms

• (domestic cat) gato doméstico, gato caseiro
• (feline) felino

Adjective

gato m (feminine gata plural gatos feminine plural gatas; comparable)

1. (of a person) attractive

Inflection

  Inflection of the Portuguese adjective gato

• Adjectives with this inflection include: bonito, cuidadoso, perfeito.

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	gato	gata	gatos	gatas
comparative	mais gato	mais gata	mais gatos	mais gatas
superlative	o mais gato gatíssimo Augmentative: gatão Diminutive: gatinho	a mais gata gatíssima Augmentative: gatona Diminutive: gatinha	os mais gatos gatíssimos Augmentative: gatões Diminutive: gatinhos	as mais gatas gatíssimas Augmentative: gatonas Diminutive: gatinhas

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin cattus (cf. Catalan gat, French chat, Italian gatto, Portuguese gato), of Afro-Asiatic origin. More at cat.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡa.to/, X-SAMPA: /"ga.to/

Noun

gato m (plural gatos, feminine singular gata, feminine plural gatas)

1. cat, tomcat (male or unspecified gender)
2. (Mexico) servant

Synonyms

• (cat): felino m, félido m
• (servant): achichincle m, servidor m

Derived terms

cuatro gatos dar gato por liebre gatear v gatillo m

gatito m gatuno