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Katz

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See also: Kàtz and katz

English

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Etymology

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

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Proper noun

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Katz

  1. A surname from Hebrew.

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East Central German

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Etymology

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

Noun

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Katz f

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) cat

References

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  • 1992 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Wie dr Schnoobl gewaschen is, P. 27

German

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Katz f (genitive Katz, plural Katzen)

  1. Alternative form of Katze (cat)

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Hunsrik

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Alternative forms

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  • khats (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

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    From Middle High German katze, from Old High German kazza, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from *kattuz.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈkʰat͡s/
    • Rhymes: -ats
    • Syllabification: Katz

    Noun

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    Katz f (plural Katze, diminutive Ketzje)

    1. cat (Felis catus)
      Die Katze jachte Mais.
      The cats hunt mice.
      Meer hon en schwarze un en graue Katz.
      We have a black and a gray cat.
    2. (strictly) she-cat
      Coordinate term: (male cat) Kaarer

    Derived terms

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    References

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    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Katz”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 88, column 2

    Luxembourgish

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    Etymology

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    From early German Kotz. Cognate with German Kotze.

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    Noun

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    Katz m or f (uncountable)

    1. (informal) vomit, puke
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    Pennsylvania German

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    Etymology

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

    Noun

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    Katz f (plural Katze)

    1. cat