kath

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *katsa, cognate with Hittite [Term?] (/⁠kattu⁠/, “spiteful”), Old Irish cath (“id”), Tocharian A kat (“destruction”), Old Norse hǫðr (“war, slaughter”). The sense development went from 'infection, disease' to 'protuberance'.

Noun

kath m (plural kathe, definite kathi, definite plural kathet)

1. infected pimple, protuberance (in the eye)

   Synonyms: elbth, byc

Further reading

• “kath”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026

Cornish

Kath dov (Felis catus)

Alternative forms

• cath

Etymology

From Old Cornish kat, from Proto-Brythonic *kaθ, from Proto-Celtic *kattā. Cognate with Welsh cath.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [kaːθ]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [kæːθ]

Noun

kath f (plural kathes)

1. cat

Derived terms

• kathek (“feline”)
• kathik (“kitten”)

Mutation

Mutation of kath

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
kath	gath	hath	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.