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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

Achang

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /kat˧/
• (Luxi) [kat⁵⁵]

Verb

kat

1. to put

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎^[1], Payap University, page 53

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch kat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kat/, [kɐt], [kät]

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

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *katъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkat]

Noun

kat m anim (possessive adjective katův)

1. executioner

   Synonym: popravčí

Declension

Derived terms

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]

Noun

kat c (singular definite katten, plural indefinite katte)

1. cat

Inflection

Derived terms

• huskat

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• khat (nonstandard)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kat/, [ˈkʰæ̝d̥]

Noun

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

1. khat

Further reading

• “kat” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑt/
• 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

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

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]
• 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

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

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/
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: kat

Noun

kat m pers

1. executioner, hangman, headsman

   Synonym: oprawca

2. (figurative) torturer, tormentor

   Synonym: oprawca

Declension

Derived terms

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

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

References

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

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]

Noun

kat m pers (relational adjective katovský)

1. executioner, hangman

Declension

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

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

Noun

kat (definite accusative katı, plural katlar)

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

4. (mathematics) multiple

Declension

Volapük

Noun

kat (nominative plural kats)

1. cat (an animal of the family Felidae)

Declension

Hyponyms

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

Derived terms

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

Source: wiktionary.org