кат

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kat"

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian катъ (kat). Cognate with Polish kat, Russian кат (kat) and Ukrainian кат (kat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kat]

• Audio:

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Noun

кат • (kat) m pers (genitive ка́та, nominative plural ка́ты, genitive plural ка́таў)

1. executioner
2. (figurative) a ruthless killer, a butcher

Declension

Declension of кат (pr hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	кат kat	ка́ты káty
genitive	ка́та káta	ка́таў kátaŭ
dative	ка́ту kátu	ка́там kátam
accusative	ка́та káta	ка́таў kátaŭ
instrumental	ка́там kátam	ка́тамі kátami
locative	ка́це kácje	ка́тах kátax
count form	—	ка́ты1 káty1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “кат” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “кат”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• Bulyka, A. M., editor (1996), “катъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 15 (катъ – коречный), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 3

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kat]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -at

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *katъ.

Noun

кат • (kat) m

1. (dated) span, turn
2. way, turn, order (in enumeration or classification)

   Synonyms: ред (red), поря́дък (porjádǎk)

Declension

Declension of кат

	singular	plural
indefinite	кат kat	ка́тове kátove
definite (subject form)	ка́тът kátǎt	ка́товете kátovete
definite (object form)	ка́та káta
count form	—	ка́та káta

Derived terms

• отка́т (otkát, “recoil”)
• прока́т (prokát, “profile, design”) (technical)
• скат (skat, “cliff”)

Related terms

• ката́я (katája, “to span”)

References

• “кат²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قات (kat).

Noun

кат • (kat) m

1. (low colloquial) storey, floor

   Synonym: етаж (etaž)

2. (low colloquial) layer, thickness

   Synonyms: слой (sloj), пласт (plast), (dialectal) сяд (sjad)

3. (low colloquial) set of clothes, suit, change

   Synonym: чифт (čift)

Declension

Declension of кат

	singular	plural
indefinite	кат kat	ка́тове kátove
definite (subject form)	ка́тът kátǎt	ка́товете kátovete
definite (object form)	ка́та káta
count form	—	ка́та káta

References

• “кат¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “кат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 3

From Proto-Slavic *kato.

Preposition

кат • (kat)

1. (poetic) Alternative form of като́ (kató)

Conjunction

кат • (kat)

1. (poetic) Alternative form of като́ (kató)

Related terms

• как (kak, “how”), ка́ко (káko, “in such a way”)

References

• “кат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Anagrams

• акт (akt), так (tak)

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Arabic خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ, “script; handwriting; written character”).

Noun

кат • (kat) (Arabic spelling قات)

1. letter (written message)

Declension

Declension of кат

	singular (жекелик)	plural (көптөгөн)
nominative (атооч)	кат kat	каттар kattar
genitive (илик)	каттын kattın	каттардын kattardın
dative (барыш)	катка katka	каттарга kattarga
accusative (табыш)	катты kattı	каттарды kattardı
locative (жатыш)	катта katta	каттарда kattarda
ablative (чыгыш)	каттан kattan	каттардан kattardan
	possessive forms
	first-person singular (менин)
nominative	катым katım	каттарым kattarım
genitive	катымдын katımdın	каттарымдын kattarımdın
dative	катыма katıma	каттарыма kattarıma
accusative	катымды katımdı	каттарымды kattarımdı
locative	катымда katımda	каттарымда kattarımda
ablative	катымдан katımdan	каттарымдан kattarımdan
	second-person singular informal (сенин)
nominative	катың katıŋ	каттарың kattarıŋ
genitive	катыңдын katıŋdın	каттарыңдын kattarıŋdın
dative	катыңа katıŋa	каттарыңа kattarıŋa
accusative	катыңды katıŋdı	каттарыңды kattarıŋdı
locative	катыңда katıŋda	каттарыңда kattarıŋda
ablative	катыңдан katıŋdan	каттарыңдан kattarıŋdan
	second-person singular formal (сиздин)
nominative	катыңыз katıŋız	каттарыңыз kattarıŋız
genitive	катыңыздын katıŋızdın	каттарыңыздын kattarıŋızdın
dative	катыңызга katıŋızga	каттарыңызга kattarıŋızga
accusative	катыңызды katıŋızdı	каттарыңызды kattarıŋızdı
locative	катыңызда katıŋızda	каттарыңызда kattarıŋızda
ablative	катыңыздан katıŋızdan	каттарыңыздан kattarıŋızdan

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kat]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ.

Noun

кат • (kat) m (plural катови, diminutive катче)

1. corner

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قات (kat).

Noun

кат • (kat) m (relational adjective катен)

1. floor, storey (level)

   Synonym: спрат (sprat)

Declension

Declension of кат

	singular	plural
indefinite	кат (kat)	катови (katovi)
definite unspecified	катот (katot)	катовите (katovite)
definite proximal	катов (katov)	катовиве (katovive)
definite distal	катон (katon)	катовине (katovine)
vocative	кату (katu)	катови (katovi)
count form	—	ката (kata)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kat]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -at

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *katъ.

Noun

кат • (kat) m anim (genitive ка́та, nominative plural ка́ты, genitive plural ка́тов)

1. (historical) executioner

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch kat.

Noun

кат • (kat) m inan (genitive ка́та, nominative plural ка́ты, genitive plural ка́тов)

1. (nautical) cat

   кат-ба́лка ― kat-bálka ― cathead

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic قات (qāt).

Noun

кат • (kat) m inan (genitive ка́та, nominative plural ка́ты, genitive plural ка́тов)

1. (botany) khat

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English cut.

Noun

кат • (kat) m inan (genitive ка́та, nominative plural ка́ты, genitive plural ка́тов)

1. (computing) cut (livejournal cut, <lj-cut>, which allows you to hide all or part of your entry behind a link)

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Korean 갓 (gat).

Noun

кат • (kat) m inan (genitive ка́та, nominative plural ка́ты, genitive plural ка́тов)

1. gat (a traditional Korean hat made of horsehair, once worn by married gentlemen)

Declension

Declension of кат (bian masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

		singular	plural
nominative		ка́т kát	ка́ты káty
genitive		ка́та káta	ка́тов kátov
dative		ка́ту kátu	ка́там kátam
accusative	animate	ка́та káta	ка́тов kátov
	inanimate	ка́т kát	ка́ты káty
instrumental		ка́том kátom	ка́тами kátami
prepositional		ка́те káte	ка́тах kátax

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кат”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قات (kat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kât/

Noun

ка̏т m (Latin spelling kȁt)

1. (Croatia) floor, story

Declension

Declension of кат

	singular	plural
nominative	kat	katovi
genitive	kata	katova
dative	katu	katovima
accusative	kat	katove
vocative	kate	katovi
locative	katu	katovima
instrumental	katom	katovima

Synonyms

• (Bosnia, Serbia): sprȁt

References

• “кат”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
• Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 400

Southern Altai

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *kat (“layer”). Cognate with Kazakh қат (qat), Kyrgyz кат (kat), Crimean Tatar qat, Karachay-Balkar къат (qat), Kumyk къат (qat), Bashkir ҡат (qat), Tatar кат (qat), Turkmen gat, Uzbek qat, Uyghur قات (qat), Shor қат, Western Yugur qat, etc.

Noun

кат • (kat)

1. layer

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “кат”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ, “script; handwriting; written character”). Cognate with Kazakh хат (xat), Kyrgyz кат (kat), Kumyk хат (xat), Bashkir хат (xat), Tatar хат (xat), Turkmen hat, Uzbek xat, Uyghur خەت (xet), etc.

Noun

кат • (kat)

1. letter

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “кат”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Etymology 3

From Proto-Turkic *Kat (“berry”). Cognate Kyrgyz кат (kat), Tuvan кат (kat), etc.

Noun

кат • (kat)

1. berry

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “кат”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *Kat (“berry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qat/

Noun

кат • (kat) (definite accusative катты, plural каттар)

1. berry

   Бо арыгда кат хөй. ― Bo arıgda kat xöy. ― There are a lot of berries in this forest.

Derived terms

• честек-кат (çestek-kat)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish kat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kat]

• Audio:

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Noun

кат • (kat) m pers (genitive ка́та, nominative plural кати́, genitive plural каті́в)

1. executioner
2. (figurative) a ruthless killer, a butcher
3. (derogatory) devil, evil force

Declension

Declension of кат (pers hard masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	кат kat	кати́ katý
genitive	ка́та káta	каті́в katív
dative	ка́тові, ка́ту kátovi, kátu	ката́м katám
accusative	ка́та káta	каті́в katív
instrumental	ка́том kátom	ката́ми katámy
locative	ка́ті káti	ката́х katáx
vocative	ка́те káte	кати́ katý

Derived terms

• катува́ти impf (katuváty)

References

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2015), “кат”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (зга́га – ква́рта), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “кат”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1973), “кат”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (І – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 116
• “кат”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “кат”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)

Yagnobi

Etymology

From Sogdian 𐼋𐼚𐼀𐼋 (ktʾk⁩), from Proto-Iranian *kátah. Compare Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬙𐬀 (kata, “house, room”), Bactrian καδαγο (kadago, “house, household”).

Noun

кат (kat)

1. house

   Ман кат аноки хаст.

   Man kat anok-i xast.

   My house is in another place.