kat

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kat"

Translingual

Symbol

kat

1. Symbol for katal, an SI unit of measurement of catalytic activity.
2. (international standards) ISO 639-2/T & ISO 639-3 language code for Georgian.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Georgian terms

English

Etymology 1

Noun

kat (plural kats)

1. An ancient Egyptian unit of weight, one fiftieth of an avoirdupois pound.

Etymology 2

Noun

kat (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of khat.

Etymology 3

Noun

kat (plural kats)

1. Alternative form of gat.

Anagrams

• ATK, TKA, Tak, tak

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch kat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kat/, [kɐt], [kät]

• Audio:

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Noun

kat (plural katte)

1. cat

Descendants

• → Xhosa: ikati
• → Zulu: ikati

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قات (kat).

Noun

kat m (plural kate, definite kati, definite plural katet)

1. floor, storey

Declension

Declension of kat

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kat	kati	kate	katet
accusative		katin
dative	kati	katit	kateve	kateve
ablative			katesh

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *katъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkat]

Noun

kat m anim (possessive adjective katův)

1. executioner

   Synonym: popravčí

Declension

Declension of kat (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kat	kati, katové
genitive	kata	katů
dative	katovi, katu	katům
accusative	kata	katy
vocative	kate	kati, katové
locative	katovi, katu	katech
instrumental	katem	katy

Derived terms

• katan
• katovna
• katův
• katyně

Further reading

• “kat”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kat”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kat/, [kʰæd̥], [kʰæt]

• Audio:

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Noun

kat c (singular definite katten, plural indefinite katte)

1. cat

Inflection

Declension of kat

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kat	katten	katte	kattene
genitive	kats	kattens	kattes	kattenes

Derived terms

• huskat

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• khat (nonstandard)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kat/, [ˈkʰæ̝d̥]

• Audio:

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Noun

kat c (singular definite katten, not used in plural form)

1. khat

Further reading

• “kat” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Een kat likt haar vacht. — A cat is licking its fur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: kat
• Rhymes: -ɑt

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Dutch catte, from Old Dutch katta, *catta, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā, from Latin catta, feminine of cattus.

Noun

kat f (plural katten, diminutive katje n, masculine kater or mannetjeskat)

1. domestic cat, pussy, Felis silvestris catus

   Synonyms: dakhaas, poes

2. (by extension) feline

   Synonym: katachtige

3. female cat

   Synonyms: kattin, poes

4. (historical) cat, tortoise (a wheeled gallery offering protection to approaching besiegers; a medieval siege weapon)

   Synonym: schildpad

5. (military) cavalier (a raised firing platform)

Derived terms

• afkatten
• als de kat van huis is, dansen de muizen op tafel
• civetkat
• de kat in het donker knijpen
• de kat sturen
• de kat uit de boom kijken
• een kat een kat noemen
• een kat in de zak kopen
• geselkat
• huiskat
• kat in 't bakkie
• kat-en-muisspel
• katachtig
• kater
• kathaai
• katoog
• katten
• kattenbak
• kattendoorn
• kattengat
• kattengejank
• kattenjong
• kattenklauw
• kattenkop
• kattenkruid
• kattenkwaad
• kattenluik
• kattenmoeder
• kattenoog
• kattenpis
• kattenstaart
• kattenvoer
• kattenvrouwtje
• kattenwas
• kattig
• kattin
• katuil
• katvanger
• katvogel
• katzwijm
• lapjeskat
• loopgraafkat
• maak dat de kat wijs
• mannetjeskat
• moeraskat
• raskat
• rietkat
• straatkat
• voor de kat zijn viool
• vrouwtjeskat
• wijfjeskat
• wilde kat
• zeekat
• zwerfkat

Related terms

• kitten

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kat
  • → Xhosa: ikati
  • → Zulu: ikati
• Jersey Dutch: kāt
• Negerhollands: katje (from the Dutch diminutive)
• Skepi Creole Dutch: kat

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kat

1. inflection of katten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Etymology 3

Noun

kat m (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of qat

Further reading

• “kat” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.

Anagrams

• tak
• t.k.a.

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kat/

Etymology 1

Derived from French quatre (“four”).

Numeral

kat

1. four

Etymology 2

Derived from French carte (“map”).

Noun

kat

1. map

Louisiana Creole

Louisiana Creole cardinal numbers

<  3	4	5  >
Cardinal : kat     Ordinal : katriyèmm

Etymology

Inherited from French quatre (“four”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kat/
• Rhymes: -at

Numeral

kat

1. four

Malay

Etymology

Clipping of dekat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kat]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -at
• Hyphenation: kat

Preposition

kat

1. (informal) Alternative form of dekat.

Further reading

• “kat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mauritian Creole

Mauritian Creole cardinal numbers

<  3	4	5  >
Cardinal : kat     Ordinal : katriem

Etymology

Derived from French quatre.

Numeral

kat

1. four

Derived terms

• kat ven
• kat ven dis

Old Czech

Etymology

Probably inherited from Proto-Slavic *katъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈkat/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈkat/

Noun

kat m pers (relational adjective katóv)

1. executioner

Declension

Declension of kat (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	kat	katy	kati, katové
genitive	kata	katú	katóv
dative	katu, katovi	katoma	katóm
accusative	kata	katy	katy
vocative	kate	katy	kati, katové
locative	katu, katovi	katú	katiech
instrumental	katem	katoma	katy

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: kat

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “kat”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Polish

Etymology

From dialectal Proto-Slavic *katъ. Cognate to Czech kat, Slovak kat, Upper Sorbian kat and Lower Sorbian kat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkat/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: kat

Noun

kat m pers

1. executioner, hangman, headsman

   Synonym: oprawca

2. (figurative) torturer, tormentor

   Synonym: oprawca

Declension

Declension of kat

	singular	plural
nominative	kat	kaci/katy
genitive	kata	katów
dative	katu/katowi	katom
accusative	kata	katów
instrumental	katem	katami
locative	kacie	katach
vocative	kacie	kaci/katy

Derived terms

adjectives

• kaci
• katowny
• katowski

nouns

• katowanie
• katownia
• katownictwo
• katownik
• katusz
• katusza

verbs

• katować
• skatować

Descendants

• → Old Ruthenian: катъ (kat)
  • Belarusian: кат (kat)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: кат (kat)
  • Ukrainian: кат (kat)
  • → Russian: кат (kat) (dialectal)

Noun

kat m animal

1. three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

   Synonyms: ciernik, kolka, czart

Declension

Declension of kat

	singular	plural
nominative	kat	katy
genitive	kata	katów
dative	katowi	katom
accusative	kata	katy
instrumental	katem	katami
locative	kacie	katach
vocative	kacie	katy

Further reading

• kat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romani

Etymology

1. Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀬𑀸 (kattiyā), 𑀓𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀬 (kattiya), from Sanskrit कर्त्त्री (karttrī).
2. Inherited from Sanskrit कर्तरि (kartari).

Noun

kat f (nominative plural katǎ)

1. scissors

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قات (kat). Compare Turkish kat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kât/

Noun

kȁt m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏т)

1. (Croatia) floor, storey

   Synonyms: (Croatia) zboj, (Bosnia, Serbia) sprȁt

Declension

Declension of kat

	singular	plural
nominative	kat	katovi
genitive	kata	katova
dative	katu	katovima
accusative	kat	katove
vocative	kate	katovi
locative	katu	katovima
instrumental	katom	katovima

See also

• prizemlje

References

• “kat”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
• Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 400

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *katъ. Cognates include Polish kat, Czech kat, Lower Sorbian kat, and Upper Sorbian kat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kat]

• Audio:

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Noun

kat m pers (relational adjective katovský)

1. executioner, hangman

Declension

Declension of kat
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	kat	kati
genitive	kata	katov
dative	katovi	katom
accusative	kata	katov
locative	katovi	katoch
instrumental	katom	katmi

Derived terms

• katovstvo

Further reading

• “kat”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Swedish

Alternative forms

• khat

Noun

kat c

1. khat (a shrub, including when used as a recreational drug)

Declension

Declension of kat

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kat	kats
	definite	katen	katens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• kat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kat in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قات (kat), from Proto-Turkic *kat (“layer”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

kat (definite accusative katı, plural katlar)

1. floor, storey, level
2. fold, layer
3. times

   On kat daha güçlü

   Ten times stronger

4. (mathematics) multiple

Declension

Declension of kat

singular plural nominative kat katlar definite accusative katı katları dative kata katlara locative katta katlarda ablative kattan katlardan genitive katın katların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular katım katlarım 2nd singular katın katların 3rd singular katı katları 1st plural katımız katlarımız 2nd plural katınız katlarınız 3rd plural katları katları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular katımı katlarımı 2nd singular katını katlarını 3rd singular katını katlarını 1st plural katımızı katlarımızı 2nd plural katınızı katlarınızı 3rd plural katlarını katlarını dative singular plural 1st singular katıma katlarıma 2nd singular katına katlarına 3rd singular katına katlarına 1st plural katımıza katlarımıza 2nd plural katınıza katlarınıza 3rd plural katlarına katlarına locative singular plural 1st singular katımda katlarımda 2nd singular katında katlarında 3rd singular katında katlarında 1st plural katımızda katlarımızda 2nd plural katınızda katlarınızda 3rd plural katlarında katlarında ablative singular plural 1st singular katımdan katlarımdan 2nd singular katından katlarından 3rd singular katından katlarından 1st plural katımızdan katlarımızdan 2nd plural katınızdan katlarınızdan 3rd plural katlarından katlarından genitive singular plural 1st singular katımın katlarımın 2nd singular katının katlarının 3rd singular katının katlarının 1st plural katımızın katlarımızın 2nd plural katınızın katlarınızın 3rd plural katlarının katlarının

Volapük

Noun

kat (nominative plural kats)

1. cat (an animal of the family Felidae)

Declension

Declension of kat

	singular	plural
nominative	kat	kats
genitive	kata	katas
dative	kate	kates
accusative	kati	katis
vocative 1	o kat!	o kats!
predicative 2	katu	katus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Hyponyms

• hikat (“male cat, he-cat, tomcat, tom”)
• jikat (“female cat, she-cat, queen”)
• katil (“small cat, kitty”)
• katül (“young cat, kitten”)

Derived terms

• domakat
• flätakat
• hokat
• jokat
• katabeit
• katabom
• katabun
• katagobad
• katagöb
• kataher
• katakap
• katakluv
• katalineg
• katalog
• katalogoin
• katamaläd
• katamiov
• katanatäl
• katapläd
• katasüm
• katavut
• katik
• katöf

West Frisian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian katte, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔt/

Noun

kat c (plural katten, diminutive katsje)

1. cat

Further reading

• “kat”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011