katt

See also: Katt and kátt

Estonian

Etymology

Related to kaas (“cover, top”), katma (“to cover”).

Noun

katt (genitive katu, partitive kattu)

1. calculus, sordes

Declension

Declension of katt (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		katt	katud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	katu
genitive			kattude
partitive		kattu	katte kattusid
illative		kattu katusse	kattudesse katesse
inessive		katus	kattudes kates
elative		katust	kattudest katest
allative		katule	kattudele katele
adessive		katul	kattudel katel
ablative		katult	kattudelt katelt
translative		katuks	kattudeks kateks
terminative		katuni	kattudeni
essive		katuna	kattudena
abessive		katuta	kattudeta
comitative		katuga	kattudega

Livonian

Alternative forms

• kattõ (Courland)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kattadak.

Verb

katt

1. cover

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /katː/, /kɑtː/

Noun

katt m (definite singular katten, indefinite plural katter, definite plural kattene)

1. a cat

Derived terms

• apekatt
• gårdskatt
• hannkatt
• huskatt
• kattedyr
• katteeier
• kattesand
• kattunge

 

See also

• katte

References

• “katt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta. The second sense is a semantic loan from English cat-o'-nine-tails.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑtː/

Noun

katt m (definite singular katten, indefinite plural kattar, definite plural kattane)

2. a cat
4. a cat-o'-nine-tails

Derived terms

• angorakatt
• apekatt
• bakgardskatt
• få katten
• gje katten i
• grakatt
• hannkatt
• havkatt
• hokatt
• huskatt
• ikkje for katten
• kattaktig
• kattauge
• katte
• kattebjørn
• kattedyr
• kattefamilie
• kattefot
• kattehale
• katteklo
• katteknipe
• kattelabb
• kattemat
• kattemjuk
• kattemusikk
• kattemynte
• kattepest
• kattepus
• katteskinn
• katteslekt
• kattestein
• kattesylv
• kattesølv
• katteurt
• kattevask
• kattevoren
• kattfisk
• kattgaupe
• kattost
• kattugle
• kattunge
• kosekatt
• laupekatt
• lussekatt
• marekatt
• panterkatt
• pusekatt
• rasekatt
• røyskatt
• skipskatt
• skogkatt
• svartkatt
• tamkatt
• trollkatt
• villkatt

 

Related terms

• katte
• kjette

References

• “katt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

kattmamma med kattungar (“kittens”)

Etymology

From Old Swedish katter, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta.

Usage as a minced oath due to the association in folklore between cats and the forces of darkness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkatː/

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• Rhymes: -atː

Noun

katt c

1. a cat

   Synonyms: (endearing) kisse, (endearing) kissekatt, (endearing) kissemiss, (endearing) misse, murre, kissemurre

   • 1971, “Lille katt [Little cat]”, Astrid Lindgren (lyrics), Georg Riedel (music):

     Lille katt, lille katt, lille söte katta. Vet du att, vet du att, det är mörkt om natta?

     Little [the optional -e signifies a male] cat, little cat, little cute cat ["the cat" – roughly "You little cute cat." "Katten" in standard Swedish. Takes place in Småland.] Do you know that, do you know that, it is dark at night ["natten" (the night) in standard Swedish – "om natten" means "at night"]?

   • 1974, James & Karin (lyrics and music), “Skaffa katt [Get a cat]”, in Barnlåtar [Children's songs]:

     Nu är det dags att skaffa katt igen. Det var så länge sedan sist. Nu är det dags att skaffa katt igen. Det känns så tomt och trist. Det var nog säkert flera år sen sist. Nu är det dags att skaffa katt igen. Mjau, mjau, mjau, mjau, mjau.

     Now it's time to get a cat again. It was so long ago [so long ago since last (time)]. Now it's time to get a cat again. It feels so empty and sad. It was probably several years ago [several years ago since last (time)]. Now it's time to get a cat again. Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow.

2. (slang) a sexually attractive woman
3. (rare) a cat-o'-nine-tails

   Synonym: niosvansad katt

4. (minced oath, in the definite "katten", in certain expressions) Euphemistic form of fan.

Declension

Declension of katt
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	katt	katten	katter	katterna
Genitive	katts	kattens	katters	katternas

Derived terms

cat

• angorakatt
• apekatt
• bondkatt
• en katt bland hermelinerna
• ginstkatt
• gipskatt
• gå som katten kring het gröt
• hankatt
• havskatt
• honkatt
• huskatt
• i mörkret är alla katter grå
• innekatt
• inte en katt
• katt-och-råtta-lek
• kattaktig
• kattdjur
• kattens lek med råttan
• kattkräk
• kattlucka
• kattmat
• katträv
• kattsand
• kattskrälle
• kattstrypare
• kattunge
• kissekatt
• klockarkatt
• lekatt
• lokatt
• lussekatt
• marskatt
• mästerkatt
• niosvansad katt
• något som katten släpat in
• när katten är borta, dansar råttorna på bordet
• osa katt
• perserkatt
• porslinskatt
• raskatt
• siameskatt
• sibetkatt
• skeppskatt
• skogskatt
• solkatt
• sommarkatt
• strykarkatt
• sällskapskatt
• tamkatt
• utekatt
• vildkatt

 

minced oath

• det var som katten
• det vete katten
• fy katten
• ge katten
• katten också

 

Related terms

• katta
• kattig

 

See also

• fräsa (“hiss”)
• huggtand (“fang”)
• husdjur (“pet”)
• jama (“to meow”)
• kattlucka (“cat flap”)
• kattlåda (“litter box”)
• kattmat (“cat food”)
• kattsand (“cat litter”)
• kiss (“here, kitty, kitty!”)
• klappa (“to pet”)
• klo (“a claw”)
• klösa (“scratch, claw”)
• mjau (“meow (interjection)”)
• morrhår (“whisker”)
• nos (“nose (of an animal)”)
• päls (“fur”)
• resa ragg (“to bristle”)
• spinna (“purr”)
• svans (“tail”)
• tass (“paw”)
• trampdyna (“(paw) pad”)

References

• katt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• katt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Slangopedia

Anagrams

• takt