Katz
English edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew כ"ץ (Katz), Abbreviation of כֹּהֵן צֶדֶק (kohén tzédeq).
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Katz
- A surname from Hebrew.
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Noun edit
Katz f (genitive Katz, plural Katzen)
- 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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Hunsrik edit
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)
- 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
- ^ 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)
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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)