kat

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See also: Kat, KAT, kaṭ, kát, kăt, kät-, kåt, kąt, ką̊t, k'at, and кат

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

kat

  1. Symbol for katal, an SI unit of measurement of catalytic activity.

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]

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) 		kat kate kati katet
accusative
(kallëzore) 		kat kate katin katet
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së) 		kati kateve katit katevet
dative
(dhanore) 		kati kateve katit katevet
ablative
(rrjedhore) 		kati katesh katit katevet

Central Kurdish[edit]

Noun[edit]

kat (kat)

  1. time

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]

Danish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kat/, [ˈkʰad̥]
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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-Germanic *kattǭ, *kattuz (“cat”).

Noun[edit]

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

  1. cat, pussy, Felis silvestris catus
    Synonyms: dakhaas, poes
  2. female cat
    Synonym: poes
  3. (by extension) feline
  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]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the main entry.

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

Anagrams[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

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]

Etymology[edit]

From French quatre (“four”).

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]

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
    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

Declension[edit]

declension of kat
singular plural
nominative kat kaci/katy/katowie
genitive kata katów
dative katu/katowi katom
accusative kata katów
instrumental katem katami
locative kacie katach
vocative kacie kaci/katy/katowie
Derived terms[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

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 Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romani[edit]

Noun[edit]

kat f

  1. scissors

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, story

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 korpus.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, 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
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

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 Proto-Germanic *kattuz

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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