kot

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See also: Kot, kót, kòt, köt, and Appendix:Variations of "kot"

Albanian

Etymology 1

Theoretically from Proto-Albanian *kākta, of uncertain origin; potentially akin to Lithuanian koktùs (“disgusting”) via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European. An older hypothesis connects it to Ancient Greek κότος (kótos, “rancor, grudge”).[1]

Adverb

kot

  1. worthlessly
  2. in vain

Adjective

kot

  1. worthless
  2. pointless

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *kāta, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kHtos (“shade, shadow, darkness”). Compare Old Irish scáth (“shadow”), Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos, “darkness”), Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra, “umbrella”), English shadow.[2]

Noun

kot m

  1. darkness

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kot”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 193
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kot”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 193

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cot, cote, from Old Dutch [Term?] cota (in place names), kota (“little house”), from Proto-Germanic *kutą.

Cognate to English cot, cote, German Kate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔt/
  • audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

kot n (plural kotten or koten, diminutive kotje n or kotteke n)

  1. bad, ramshackle housing
    In wat voor een kot woont die! ― What a shack she lives in!
  2. rudimentary building to store (garden) material
  3. (Belgium) student room
    Leuvense koten brandden vaak af in de jaren 90. ― Student rooms in Louvain burned down often in the nineties.
    Synonyms: kamer, studentenkamer, studentenkot

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse surkot, syrkot, from Old French cote; surcote, from Frankish *kotta, *kotto, from Proto-Germanic *kuttô, from Proto-Indo-European *gudnó-, *gʷewd-. More at coat.

Pronunciation

Noun

kot n (genitive singular kots, plural kot)

  1. coat (usually woollen)

Declension

Declension of kot
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kot kotið kot kotini
accusative kot kotið kot kotini
dative koti kotinum kotum kotunum
genitive kots kotsins kota kotanna

Finnish

Interjection

kot

  1. (onomatopoeia, usually repeated) cluck (sound made by hen)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kot.

Pronunciation

Noun

kot m (plural kots)

  1. (Belgium) student flat, student room

Derived terms

Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkot]
  • Hyphenation: kot

Interjection

kot

  1. cluck (imitative of the sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks; can be used repetitively)
    Synonym: kotkodács
    Kot-kot-kot-kot-kotkodács, minden napra egy tojás! (nursery rhyme) ― Cluck, cluck, an egg for every day!

See also

Lower Sorbian

Noun

kot (feminine kocka)

  1. Superseded spelling of kót.

Declension

Declension of kot
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kot kota koty
Genitive kota kotowu kotow
Dative kotoju kotoma kotam
Accusative kota kotowu koty, kotow
Instrumental kotom kotoma kotami
Locative kośe kotoma kotach

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French côte.

Adverb

kot

  1. where

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kotъ

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. cat, tomcat
  2. dust bunny
  3. (slang, chiefly military) rookie

Declension

Declension of kot
singular plural
nominative kot koty
genitive kota kotów
dative kotu kotom
accusative kota koty
instrumental kotem kotami
locative kocie kotach
vocative kocie koty

Derived terms

  • koci (m form) — adjective feline
  • kociak (m) — noun kitten
  • kocię (n) — noun kitten
  • kocić się — reflexive verb (of a cat) to give birth to kittens

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Conjunction

kot

  1. (archaic) (just) as, (just) like

Slovene

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Conjunction

kot

  1. (just) as, (just) like

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

kọ́t m inan

  1. angle
  2. corner
Inflection
 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. kót
gen. sing. kóta
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		kót kóta kóti
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		kóta kótov kótov
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		kótu kótoma kótom
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		kót kóta kóte
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		kótu kótih kótih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		kótom kótoma kóti

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English court.

Noun

kot

  1. court (of Justice)

Turkish

Kot

Pronunciation

Noun

kot

  1. denim
  2. jeans

Declension

Inflection
Nominative kot
Definite accusative kotu
Singular Plural
Nominative kot kotlar
Definite accusative kotu kotları
Dative kota kotlara
Locative kotta kotlarda
Ablative kottan kotlardan
Genitive kotun kotların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular kotum kotlarım
2nd singular kotun kotların
3rd singular kotu kotları
1st plural kotumuz kotlarımız
2nd plural kotunuz kotlarınız
3rd plural kotları kotları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular kotumu kotlarımı
2nd singular kotunu kotlarını
3rd singular kotunu kotlarını
1st plural kotumuzu kotlarımızı
2nd plural kotunuzu kotlarınızı
3rd plural kotlarını kotlarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular kotuma kotlarıma
2nd singular kotuna kotlarına
3rd singular kotuna kotlarına
1st plural kotumuza kotlarımıza
2nd plural kotunuza kotlarınıza
3rd plural kotlarına kotlarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular kotumda kotlarımda
2nd singular kotunda kotlarında
3rd singular kotunda kotlarında
1st plural kotumuzda kotlarımızda
2nd plural kotunuzda kotlarınızda
3rd plural kotlarında kotlarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular kotumdan kotlarımdan
2nd singular kotundan kotlarından
3rd singular kotundan kotlarından
1st plural kotumuzdan kotlarımızdan
2nd plural kotunuzdan kotlarınızdan
3rd plural kotlarından kotlarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular kotumun kotlarımın
2nd singular kotunun kotlarının
3rd singular kotunun kotlarının
1st plural kotumuzun kotlarımızın
2nd plural kotunuzun kotlarınızın
3rd plural kotlarının kotlarının

Synonyms

Tzotzil

Pronunciation

Classifier

kot (numeral classifier)

  1. any types of animals except for human being
    jkot chij / chon / mut - a sheep / snake / bird

References

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