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See also: Cat, CAT, cât, and Appendix:ISO 639-3 language codes

English

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A domestic cat (1)

Pronunciation

  • enPR: kăt, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "/kæt/" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Template:SAMPA
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Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English (deprecated template usage) catt (m.), (deprecated template usage) catte (f.), from Proto-Germanic *(deprecated template usage) kattuz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin (deprecated template usage) cattus 'domestic cat', from Latin (deprecated template usage) catta (c.75 B.C., Martial),[1] from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "afa" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. (compare Nubian kadís, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ber" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. kaddîska 'wildcat'), from Late Egyptian čaute,[2] feminine of čaus 'jungle cat, African wildcat', from earlier (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Egyptian tešau 'female cat'; akin to Old Frisian/(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch katte (mod. kat), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German kazza (mod. Katze), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse kǫttr.

Noun

cat (plural cats)

  1. A domesticated subspecies Template:ib of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]
  2. Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, etc.
  3. A catfish.
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A spiteful or angry woman. [from earlier 13th c.]

  1. An enthusiast or player of jazz.
  2. Template:slang A person (usually male).
  3. Template:nautical A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
  4. Template:nautical Contraction of cat-o'-nine-tails.
    No room to swing a cat.
  5. Template:slang Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.)
  6. Template:archaic A sturdy merchant sailing vessel (now only in "catboat").
  7. Template:archaic The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog").
  8. Template:archaic The trap of the game of "trap and ball".
  9. Template:slang Prostitute. [from at least early 15th c.]
Synonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from cat in the above senses

Template:rel-mid

See also

Examples of domestic cat breeds

Translations
catfish — see catfish
spiteful woman — see bitch
cat-o'-nine-tails — see cat-o'-nine-tails
catboat — see catboat
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Verb

cat (third-person singular simple present cat, present participle t, simple past and past participle ed)

  1. Template:nautical To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
  2. Template:nautical To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
  3. Template:slang To vomit something.
Translations

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of catamaran.

Noun

cat (plural cats)

  1. A catamaran.

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of catenate.

Noun

cat (plural cats)

  1. Template:computing A ‘catenate’ program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to an output device.

Verb

cat (third-person singular simple present cat, present participle t, simple past and past participle ed)

  1. Template:computing To apply the cat command to (a file).
  2. Template:computing 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 (deprecated template usage) chaotic.

Adjective

cat (not comparable)

  1. Template:Ireland terrible, disastrous.
    The weather was cat, so they returned home early.
Usage notes

This usage is common in speech but rarely appears in writing.

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, s.v. "cat", [html], retrieved on 29 September 2009: [1].
  2. ^ Jean-Paul Savignac, Dictionnaire français-gaulois, s.v. "chat" (Paris: Errance, 2004), 82.

See also

Anagrams

Indonesian

Noun

(deprecated template usage) cat

  1. paint

Irish

Cat

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Irish (deprecated template usage) catt < (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) cattus.

Pronunciation

Noun

(deprecated template usage) cat m

  1. cat Template:italbrac

Declension

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Mutation

Template:ga mut cons

Derived terms

References

Malay

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "zhx" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. (deprecated template usage) 漆 (Min Nan: chhat)

Noun

(deprecated template usage) cat

  1. paint

Romanian

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Turkish (deprecated template usage) kat.

Noun

cat n (plural cate)

  1. floor (storey)

Declension

Declension of cat
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) cat catul (niște) cate catele
genitive/dative (unui) cat catului (unor) cate catelor
vocative catule catelor

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Irish (deprecated template usage) catt < (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) cattus.

Noun

cat m (genitive singular cait, plural cait)

  1. cat (animal)

Derived terms

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