katze

See also: Katze

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• khatz, khatza

Etymology

From Old High German kazza, earlier *katta, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus.

Noun

katze f

1. (Tredici Comuni) cat

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German *kazza, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā.

Noun

katze f

1. cat

Descendants

• Alemannic German: Chatz, Chats, Chazz, Chaz; Kàtz (Alsatian); chatza, chatzu, chatzò, chàzzà (Walser)
• Bavarian: ckozza, khoze, kòtze, Katz
  • Cimbrian: katze, khatz, khatza
  • Mòcheno: kòtz
• Central Franconian:
  • Hunsrik: Katz
• German: Katze
• Luxembourgish: Kaz
• Rhine Franconian:
  • Pennsylvania German: Katz
• Yiddish: קאַץ (kats)