Katze

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GermanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• Katz (chiefly in idioms)

EtymologyEdit

Old High German kazza, earlier *katta, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus. Akin to Old English catt (“cat”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɑtsə/, /ˈkʰatsə/ (most of Germany)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑtːsə/ (Austro-Bavarian, Switzerland, regional Germany)

• Audio

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• Audio (Austria)

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• Rhymes: -atsə
• Hyphenation: Kat‧ze

NounEdit

Katze f (genitive Katze, plural Katzen, diminutive Kätzchen n or Kätzlein n, feminine Kätzin, masculine Kater)

1. house cat, Felis silvestris catus

   Synonym: Hauskatze

2. (specifically) a female house cat

   Synonym: Kätzin (uncommon)

3. cat (any member of the genus Felis)
4. (astronomy) the constellation Felis

Usage notesEdit

Katze is the common term to refer to a cat (both male and female ones). The derived form Kätzin is mostly restricted to poetic language and technical language.

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Katze

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Katze	die	Katzen
genitive	einer	der	Katze	der	Katzen
dative	einer	der	Katze	den	Katzen
accusative	eine	die	Katze	die	Katzen

HyponymsEdit

(any cat):

• Großkatze (“member of Pantherinae”)
• Kleinkatze
• Kater (“a male cat”)

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from Katze

• die Katze aus dem Sack lassen
• Katzenjammer
• Katzenjunges

• Katzenwelpe
• Katzenzunge
• Katz-und-Maus-Spiel

• Naschkatze
• Perserkatze

Further readingEdit

• Katze in Duden online

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Pennsylvania GermanEdit

NounEdit

Katze

1. plural of Katz