English edit

Etymology edit

From cat +‎ -o.

Noun edit

catto (plural cattos)

  1. (DoggoLingo) A cat.
    • 2018 May 23, “Class of 2018: Senior Wills”, in FHS Press, volume X, number 9, Freedom Area Senior High School:
      “I leave my love of all animals, especially doggos, cattos and guinea pigs to Cade Skuse and Madison Snavely.” - Ava Colorito
    • 2018 September 13, Juliette Steen, “10 common plants that are poisonous to dogs and cats”, in ABC[1], archived from the original on 3 January 2021:
      They might look pretty, but many houseplants are poisonous to your doggos and cattos.
    • 2019 March 24, Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, “When bad pets happen to good people”, in Boston Sunday Globe, volume 295, number 83, page K4:
      Now our social media feeds are full of heckin’ good doggos and puppers, cute kittehs and cattos.
    • 2019 September 14, Brianna Sacks, “They Lost 113 Of Their Friends In Hurricane Dorian. Now These Dogs And Cats Are Ready For New Homes.”, in BuzzFeed News[2], archived from the original on 16 September 2019:
      Mila, Speedy, Mama, Karl, and more than 165 other doggos and cattos survived a storm that flooded a Humane Society in the Bahamas and they’re ready for some love.
    • 2020 August 28, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, “Oasis in the city”, in Bangkok Post[3], archived from the original on 19 December 2022:
      Being a pet-friendly cafe, Craft offers delights exclusively for doggos and cattos, too.
    • 2020 November 23, “Watch: Snuggling of These Insta-celeb Dogs in a Blanket will Melt Your Hearts”, in News18[4], Network18 Group, archived from the original on 23 November 2020:
      And just like the world of human Instagram influencers, there are some doggos and cattos on the ‘gram who steal hearts every time their faces appear on the screen.
    • 2021 April 5, “Pupper or pupperina: Pet parents, ace thy word play!”, in HT City[5]:
      Follow the famous doggo and catto accounts that have a strong following and presence on social media platforms.
    • 2022 February 20, Desiree Carlos, “Karma, dogs and cats”, in Manila Standard[6]:
      Chien, a stray kitten rescued by Save Animals of Love and Light (Save ALL Inc.), is such a sweet, loving catto who makes any human feel good with her “lambing.”
    • 2022 February 24, Sohini Sengupta, “Doggo and baby share human's love in the cutest way ever. Watch”, in Hindustan Times[7], archived from the original on 24 February 2022:
      When a baby comes home, it is quite important for their parents to give their older child love and attention equally so that they don't feel left out. It is pretty much the exact same case with older children who also happen to be fur babies - cattos or doggos.

Interlingua edit

Etymology edit

From English cat, French chat, Spanish gato, Portuguese gato, and Italian gatto, all of which derive from Late Latin cattus, which is believed to have been derived from an Afroasiatic language.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkat.to/
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Noun edit

catto (plural cattos)

  1. cat
    • 1963, E Salzman, JT McClintock, “Opacification of the small bowel with intravenously administered contrast medium,”, in Radiology:
      Iste reporto describe le opacification del intestino tenue del catto post le administration intravenose de large doses de certe urographic substantias de contrasto.
      This report describes the opacification of the small bowel of the cat following the intravenous administration of high doses of certain urographic contrast media.
    • 1967, R.W. Alexander, M.J.T. Fitzgerald, “An Example of Transmedian Neuromuscular Innervation,”, in Journal of dental research:
      Le uso de technicas a argento e cholinesterase monstra que fibras del nervo hypoglossal se extende cis-trans le linea medie del lingua del catto.
      The use of silver and cholinesterase techniques show that hypoglossal nerve fibers extend on both sides of the middle line of the tongue of the cat.
    • 2012, Erik Enfors and Ingvar Stenström, translators, Le joco seriose by Hjalmar Söderberg:
      Ma in le mesme momento illa se repentiva pensante que il esseva si stupide miaular como un catto e illa non comprendeva perque illa lo habeva facite.
      But in the same moment she repented, thinking that it was so stupid to meow like a cat, and she didn't understand why she had done it.
  2. tomcat, male cat

Related terms edit

Latin edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Classical captō, in the sense of "strive to see", with Late Latin assimilation of /pt/ to /tt/.

Verb edit

cattō (present infinitive cattāre, perfect active cattāvī, supine cattātum); first conjugation (Late Latin)

  1. to look at, see
    • Isidore, Etymologiae :
      Hunc vulgus cattum a captura vocant. Alii dicunt quod cattat, id est videt.
      Commoners call [the cat] cattus, from the word captura ['catching']. Others say [that they call it so] because it 'cats', that is, it sees.
Conjugation edit
   Conjugation of cattō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cattō cattās cattat cattāmus cattātis cattant
imperfect cattābam cattābās cattābat cattābāmus cattābātis cattābant
future cattābō cattābis cattābit cattābimus cattābitis cattābunt
perfect cattāvī cattāvistī cattāvit cattāvimus cattāvistis cattāvērunt,
cattāvēre
pluperfect cattāveram cattāverās cattāverat cattāverāmus cattāverātis cattāverant
future perfect cattāverō cattāveris cattāverit cattāverimus cattāveritis cattāverint
passive present cattor cattāris,
cattāre
cattātur cattāmur cattāminī cattantur
imperfect cattābar cattābāris,
cattābāre
cattābātur cattābāmur cattābāminī cattābantur
future cattābor cattāberis,
cattābere
cattābitur cattābimur cattābiminī cattābuntur
perfect cattātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect cattātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect cattātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cattem cattēs cattet cattēmus cattētis cattent
imperfect cattārem cattārēs cattāret cattārēmus cattārētis cattārent
perfect cattāverim cattāverīs cattāverit cattāverīmus cattāverītis cattāverint
pluperfect cattāvissem cattāvissēs cattāvisset cattāvissēmus cattāvissētis cattāvissent
passive present catter cattēris,
cattēre
cattētur cattēmur cattēminī cattentur
imperfect cattārer cattārēris,
cattārēre
cattārētur cattārēmur cattārēminī cattārentur
perfect cattātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect cattātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cattā cattāte
future cattātō cattātō cattātōte cattantō
passive present cattāre cattāminī
future cattātor cattātor cattantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives cattāre cattāvisse cattātūrum esse cattārī cattātum esse cattātum īrī
participles cattāns cattātūrus cattātus cattandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
cattandī cattandō cattandum cattandō cattātum cattātū
Descendants edit
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Old Occitan: catar
  • Ibero-Romance:

References edit

  • Adams, J. N. (2007) The regional diversification of Latin, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 427

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

cattō

  1. dative/ablative singular of cattus

Old Saxon edit

Noun edit

catto m

  1. Alternative spelling of katto