See also: Katt and kátt

Estonian

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Etymology

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Related to kaas (cover, top), katma (to cover).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑtː/, [ˈkɑtː]

Noun

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katt (genitive katu, partitive kattu)

  1. calculus, sordes

Declension

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Declension of katt (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative katt katud
accusative nom.
gen. katu
genitive kattude
partitive kattu katte
kattusid
illative kattu
katusse
kattudesse
katesse
inessive katus kattudes
kates
elative katust kattudest
katest
allative katule kattudele
katele
adessive katul kattudel
katel
ablative katult kattudelt
katelt
translative katuks kattudeks
kateks
terminative katuni kattudeni
essive katuna kattudena
abessive katuta kattudeta
comitative katuga kattudega

Livonian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kattadak.

Verb

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katt

  1. cover

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta.

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katt m (definite singular katten, indefinite plural katter, definite plural kattene)

  1. a cat

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta. The second sense is a semantic loan from English cat-o'-nine-tails.

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katt m (definite singular katten, indefinite plural kattar, definite plural kattane)

  1. a cat
  2. a cat-o'-nine-tails

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Swedish

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kattmamma med kattungar (kittens)

Etymology

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From Old Swedish katter, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta.[1]

Usage as a minced oath due to the association in folklore between cats and the forces of darkness.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkatː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atː

Noun

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katt c

  1. a cat
    Synonyms: (endearing) kisse, (endearing) kissekatt, (endearing) kissemiss, (endearing) misse, murre, (endearing) kissemurre
    Hon klappade katten
    She petted the cat
    Har du matat katten?
    Have you fed the cat?
    Katter äter kattmat
    Cats eat cat food
    När en katt jamar så låter det "mjau"
    When a cat meows, it sounds like "meow" [The verb differs from the interjection]
    Katter spinner när de njuter
    Cats purr when they are enjoying themselves
    Katten fräste och klöste min arm
    The cat hissed and scratched my arm
    Katter har morrhår som fungerar som "känselspröt"
    Cats have whiskers that serve as "feelers"
    en katt som lapar mjölk
    a cat lapping milk
    Katter bajsar i kattlådor, som är fyllda med kattsand
    Cats poop in litter boxes, which are filled with cat litter
    Vi har installerat kattlucka
    We have installed a cat flap
    Katten strök sig mot hans ben
    The cat rubbed against his leg
    Katter tvättar sig genom att slicka pälsen
    Cats clean themselves by licking their fur
    Ett lejon är en stor katt / ett kattdjur
    A lion is a big cat / a cat/feline
    Är du en kattmänniska eller en hundmänniska?
    Are you a cat person or a dog person?
    Hon är allergisk mot katter
    She is allergic to cats
    • 1971, “Lille katt [Little cat]”, Astrid Lindgren (lyrics), Georg Riedel (music):
      Lille katt, lille katt, lille söte katta. Vet du att, vet du att, det är mörkt om natta?
      Little [the optional -e signifies a male] cat, little cat, little cute cat ["the cat" – roughly "You little cute cat." "Katten" in standard Swedish. Takes place in Småland.] Do you know that, do you know that, it is dark at night ["natten" (the night) in standard Swedish – "om natten" means "at night"]?
    • 1974, James & Karin (lyrics and music), “Skaffa katt [Get a cat]”, in Barnlåtar [Children's songs]:
      Nu är det dags att skaffa katt igen. Det var så länge sedan sist. Nu är det dags att skaffa katt igen. Det känns så tomt och trist. Det var nog säkert flera år sen sist. Nu är det dags att skaffa katt igen. Mjau, mjau, mjau, mjau, mjau.
      Now it's time to get a cat again. It was so long ago [so long ago since last (time)]. Now it's time to get a cat again. It feels so empty and sad. It was probably several years ago [several years ago since last (time)]. Now it's time to get a cat again. Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow.
  2. (slang) a sexually attractive woman
  3. (rare) a cat-o'-nine-tails
    Synonym: niosvansad katt
  4. (minced oath, in the definite "katten", in certain expressions) Euphemistic form of fan.
    Katten också!
    Darnit!

Declension

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Declension of katt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative katt katten katter katterna
Genitive katts kattens katters katternas

Derived terms

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cat
minced oath
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References

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  1. ^ katt in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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