kateto

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto kato

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Old French -et

Middle French -et

French -etbor.

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Late Latin -ittus

Italian -ettobor.

Esperanto -et-

Esperanto kateto

From kato (“cat”) + -et- (diminutive marker).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈteto/

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• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: ka‧te‧to

Noun

kateto (accusative singular kateton, plural katetoj, accusative plural katetojn)

1. kitty

Hypernyms

• kato (“cat”)

Related terms

• katido (“kitten”)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English cathetus, French cathète, German Kathete, Italian cateto, Russian ка́тет (kátet), Spanish cateto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈteto/

Noun

kateto (plural kateti)

1. (geography) cathetus