Kater
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German katere, from Old High German kataro, from Proto-West Germanic *kataʀō (“male cat; tomcat”), akin to Yiddish קאָטער (koter), German Low German Kater, Dutch kater, Saterland Frisian Koater, English caterwaul, Luxembourgish Kueder.
Noun
Kater m (strong, genitive Katers, plural Kater, feminine Katze or Kätzin)
- tomcat, tom, male cat
- Synonym: Katzenmännchen, männliche Katze
- Antonym: Katzenweibchen, weibliche Katze, Katze
Declension
Declension of Kater [masculine, strong]
Related terms
Etymology 2
Humorous alteration of Katarrh (“catarrh”), after somewhat older Katzenjammer.
Noun
Kater m (strong, genitive Katers, plural Kater)
- (slightly informal) hangover
- Synonym: (dated) Katzenjammer
- (colloquial) Ellipsis of Muskelkater.; sore muscle
Declension
Declension of Kater [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Dutch: kater
Further reading
- “Kater” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kater” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
German Low German
Alternative forms
- Koter (Bremensch, Noord-Barnimsch, Stader Geest)
Etymology
From Middle Low German kāter, from Old Saxon *kataro, from Proto-West Germanic *kataʀō (“male cat; tomcat”), akin to German Kater, Dutch kater, West-Veluws Dutch Low Saxon kaoter, Plautdietsch Koter, Kota.
Noun
Kater m (plural Katers, feminine Katt)
Hypernyms
- Katt (in the sense cat)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
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