kat

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Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

kat

  1. Symbol for katal, an SI unit of measurement of catalytic activity.
  2. (international standards) ISO 639-2/T & ISO 639-3 language code for Georgian.

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

kat (plural kats)

  1. An ancient Egyptian unit of weight, one fiftieth of an avoirdupois pound.

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

kat (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of khat

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch kat.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kat/, [kɐt], [kät]
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

kat (plural katte)

  1. cat

Descendants[edit]

  • → Xhosa: ikati
  • → Zulu: ikati

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قات‎ (kat).

Noun[edit]

kat m (indefinite plural kate, definite singular kati, definite plural katet)

  1. floor, storey

Declension[edit]

Declension of kat
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara) 		definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës) 		plural
(numri shumës) 		singular
(numri njëjës) 		plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore) 		(një) kat (disa) kate kati katet
accusative
(kallëzore) 		(një) kat (disa) kate katin katet
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së) 		(një) kati (disa) kateve katit katevet
dative
(dhanore) 		(një) kati (disa) kateve katit katevet
ablative
(rrjedhore)
(prej) 		(një) kati (disa) katesh katit katevet

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *katъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kat m anim

  1. executioner
    Synonym: popravčí

Declension[edit]

Declension
singular plural
nominative kat kati, katové
genitive kata katů
dative katu, katovi katům
accusative kata katy
vocative kate kati, katové
locative katu, katovi katech
instrumental katem katy

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • kat in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kat in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kat c (singular definite katten, plural indefinite katte)

  1. cat
Inflection[edit]
Declension of kat
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kat katten katte kattene
genitive kats kattens kattes kattenes
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kat c (singular definite katten, not used in plural form)

  1. khat

Further reading[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Een kat likt haar vacht. — A cat is licking its fur.

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch catte, from Old Dutch *katta, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā, from Latin catta, feminine of cattus.

Noun[edit]

kat f (plural katten, diminutive katje n, masculine kater or mannetjeskat)

  1. domestic cat, pussy, Felis silvestris catus
    Synonyms: dakhaas, poes
  2. (by extension) feline
    Synonym: katachtige
  3. female cat
    Synonyms: kattin, poes
  4. (historical) cat, tortoise (wheeled gallery offering protection to approaching besiegers; medieval siege weapon)
    Synonym: schildpad
  5. (military) cavalier (raised firing platform)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: kat
  • Jersey Dutch: kāt
  • Negerhollands: katje (from the diminutive)
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: kat

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

kat

  1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of katten
  2. imperative of katten

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

kat m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of qat

Further reading[edit]

  • “kat” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.

Anagrams[edit]

Haitian Creole[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From French quatre (“four”).

Numeral[edit]

kat

  1. four

Etymology 2[edit]

From French carte (“map”).

Noun[edit]

kat

  1. map

Louisiana Creole French[edit]

Louisiana Creole French cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : kat
    Ordinal : katriyèmm

Etymology[edit]

From French quatre (“four”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

kat

  1. four.

Mauritian Creole[edit]

Mauritian Creole cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : kat
    Ordinal : katriem

Etymology[edit]

From French quatre.

Numeral[edit]

kat

  1. four

Derived terms[edit]

Northern Kurdish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kat ?

  1. sprout, growth

Derived terms[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

From dialectal Proto-Slavic *katъ. Cognate to Czech kat, Slovak kat, Upper Sorbian kat and Lower Sorbian kat.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kat m pers

  1. executioner, hangman, headsman
    Synonym: oprawca
    Ku rozczarowaniu tłumu egzekucję na rynku odwołano z powodu choroby kata. ― To the disappointment of the crowd, the execution was cancelled due to the executioner's illness.
  2. (figuratively) torturer, tormentor
    Synonym: oprawca

Declension[edit]

Declension of kat
singular plural
nominative kat kaci/katy
genitive kata katów
dative katu/katowi katom
accusative kata katów
instrumental katem katami
locative kacie katach
vocative kacie kaci/katy

Derived terms[edit]

adjectives
nouns
verbs

Noun[edit]

kat m anim

  1. three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
    Synonyms: ciernik, kolka, czart

Declension[edit]

Declension of kat
singular plural
nominative kat katy
genitive kata katów
dative katowi katom
accusative kata katy
instrumental katem katami
locative kacie katach
vocative kacie katy

Further reading[edit]

  • kat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

  1. Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀬𑀸 (kattiyā),[1] 𑀓𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀬 (kattiya),[2] from Sanskrit कर्त्त्री (karttrī).[1][2]
  2. Inherited from Sanskrit कर्तरि (kartari).[2]

Noun[edit]

kat f (nominative plural katǎ)

  1. scissors[2][3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “karttrī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 145
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Boretzky, Norbert; Igla, Birgit (1994), “kat”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 137b
  3. ^ Marcel Courthiade (2009), “i/e kat, -ǎ- ʒ. -ǎ, -ěn-”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (in Hungarian; English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 190a
  4. ^ Andrea Scala (2020), “Romani Lexicon”, in Yaron Matras; Anton Tenser, editors, The Palgrave Handbook of Romani Language and Linguistics, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 92

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قات‎ (kat). Compare Turkish kat.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kȁt m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏т)

  1. (Croatia) floor, storey

Declension[edit]

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

Synonyms[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • “kat” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 400

Slovak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *katъ. Cognates include Polish kat, Czech kat, Lower Sorbian kat, and Upper Sorbian kat.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kat m (genitive singular kata, nominative plural kati, genitive plural katov, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. executioner, hangman

Declension[edit]

Declension of kat
singular plural
nominative kat kati
genitive kata katov
dative katovi katom
accusative kata katov
locative katovi katoch
instrumental katom katmi

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • kat in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish قات‎ (kat), from Proto-Turkic *kat (“layer”).

Noun[edit]

kat (definite accusative katı, plural katlar)

  1. floor, storey, level
  2. fold, layer
  3. times
    On kat daha güçlü
    Ten times stronger

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative kat
Definite accusative katı
Singular Plural
Nominative kat katlar
Definite accusative katı katları
Dative kata katlara
Locative katta katlarda
Ablative kattan katlardan
Genitive katın katların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular katım katlarım
2nd singular katın katların
3rd singular katı katları
1st plural katımız katlarımız
2nd plural katınız katlarınız
3rd plural katları katları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular katımı katlarımı
2nd singular katını katlarını
3rd singular katını katlarını
1st plural katımızı katlarımızı
2nd plural katınızı katlarınızı
3rd plural katlarını katlarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular katıma katlarıma
2nd singular katına katlarına
3rd singular katına katlarına
1st plural katımıza katlarımıza
2nd plural katınıza katlarınıza
3rd plural katlarına katlarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular katımda katlarımda
2nd singular katında katlarında
3rd singular katında katlarında
1st plural katımızda katlarımızda
2nd plural katınızda katlarınızda
3rd plural katlarında katlarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular katımdan katlarımdan
2nd singular katından katlarından
3rd singular katından katlarından
1st plural katımızdan katlarımızdan
2nd plural katınızdan katlarınızdan
3rd plural katlarından katlarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular katımın katlarımın
2nd singular katının katlarının
3rd singular katının katlarının
1st plural katımızın katlarımızın
2nd plural katınızın katlarınızın
3rd plural katlarının katlarının

Descendants[edit]

  • → Albanian: kat
  • → Romanian: cat

Volapük[edit]

Noun[edit]

kat (nominative plural kats)

  1. cat

Declension[edit]

declension of kat
singular plural
nominative kat kats
genitive kata katas
dative kate kates
accusative kati katis
vocative 1 o kat! o kats!
predicative 2 katu katus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Hyponyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian katte, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kat c (plural katten, diminutive katsje)

  1. cat

Further reading[edit]

  • “kat”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Westrobothnian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kátr.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kat m (definite katn, dative katåm)

  1. the first slice of a loaf

Adjective[edit]

kat (plural kaat)

  1. lively, frisky

Related terms[edit]

  • kaat f (“friskiness, playfulness”)
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