cato

See also: Cato, CATO, cató, and Cató

Afar

Etymology

From caté (“to help”) +‎ -ó. Akin to Saho xato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħaˈto/, [ħʌˈtɔ]
• Hyphenation: ca‧to

Noun

cató f 

1. help
   • Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language]‎^[1], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 5:

     Diggah nanu Ni Rabbow koo inkittosnaah Qibaada dibuk koo caglisna, nanu ni-caagiidah inkih cato koo esserra.

     Our God, with strength we make you whole, only you we give [our] adoration, we as one ask you for help with our afairs.

Declension

Declension of cató
absolutive	cató
predicative	cató
subjective	cató
genitive	cató
Postpositioned forms l-case catól k-case catók t-case catót h-case catóh

Synonyms

• caráa

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “catò”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Asturian

Verb

cato

1. first-person singular present indicative of catar

Galician

Verb

cato

1. first-person singular present indicative of catar

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.toː/, [ˈkät̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.to/, [ˈkäːt̪o]
• Homophone: Catō

Adjective

catō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of catus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.tu/

• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: ca‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”), of Pre-Greek origin.

cato

Alternative forms

• cacto (Brazil)
• cáctus

Noun

cato m (plural catos) (European spelling)

1. cactus

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cato

1. first-person singular present indicative of catar

Further reading

• “cato” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “cato” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “cato” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “cato” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “cato” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkato/ [ˈka.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: ca‧to

Verb

cato

1. first-person singular present indicative of catar

Tagalog

Noun

cató (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜓ)

1. Obsolete spelling of kato

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cadwo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkatɔ/

Verb

cato

1. (literary) third-person singular present subjunctive of cadw

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cato	gato	nghato	chato
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.