See also: Kàtz and katz

English edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew כ"ץ (Katz), Abbreviation of כֹּהֵן צֶדֶק (kohén tzédeq).

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Proper noun edit

Katz

  1. A surname from Hebrew.

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German edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kat͡s]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Katz
  • Rhymes: -ats
  • Homophone: Kats

Noun edit

Katz f (genitive Katz, plural Katzen)

  1. Alternative form of Katze (cat)

Usage notes edit

In formal standard language, this form is used nowadays only in idioms. Colloquially it may be used more freely.

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Further reading edit

  • Katz” in Duden online
  • Katz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Alternative forms edit

  • khats (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology edit

From Old High German kazza, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus. Cognate with German Katze.

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Noun edit

Katz f (plural Katze, diminutive Ketzje)

  1. cat
    Die Katze jachte Mais.
    The cats hunt mice.
    Meer hon en schwarze un en graue Katz.
    We have a black and a gray cat.

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References edit

  1. ^ Altenhofen, Cléo Vilson. (1996) Hunsrückisch in Rio Grande do Sul: Ein Beitrag zur Beschreibung einer deutschbrasilianischen Dialektvarietät im Kontakt mit dem Portugiesischen. Stuttgart: Steiner.

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Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From early German Kotz. Cognate with German Kotze.

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Noun edit

Katz m or f (uncountable)

  1. (informal) vomit, puke

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Pennsylvania German edit

Etymology edit

From Old High German kazza, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus. Cognate with German Katze.

Noun edit

Katz f (plural Katze)

  1. cat