cață

See also: cata, catá, catà, catã, cața, Cața, Cață, căta, câtă, cata-, and Ca-ta

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.t͡sə/
• Rhymes: -at͡sə
• Hyphenation: ca‧ță

Etymology 1

Probably from acăță, variant of agăța. May correspond to a verbal substantive deriving from Late Latin captiāre, but this is uncertain. Compare French chasse, Italian caccia, Portuguese caça, Spanish caza.

Noun

cață f (plural cațe)

1. (regional) a long stick with a hook at the end that shepherds use to herd sheep

Declension

Declension of cață

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) cață	cața	(niște) cațe	cațele
genitive/dative	(unei) cațe	caței	(unor) cațe	cațelor
vocative	cață, cațo		cațelor

See also

• bâtă

Etymology 2

From the verb cața.

Noun

cață f (plural cațe)

1. (familiar) an annoying person who keeps following one around

Declension

Declension of cață

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) cață	cața	(niște) cațe	cațele
genitive/dative	(unei) cațe	caței	(unor) cațe	cațelor
vocative	cață, cațo		cațelor