kat

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.

kat (plural kats)

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

kat (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of khat

• ATK, TKA, Tak, tak

From Dutch kat.

• IPA^(key): /kat/, [kɐt], [kät]

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kat (plural katte)

1. cat

• → Xhosa: ikati
• → Zulu: ikati

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قات (kat).

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

1. floor, storey

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *katъ.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkat]

kat m anim

1. executioner

   Synonym: popravčí

• kat in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• kat in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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

• IPA^(key): /kat/, [kʰæd̥], [kʰæt]

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kat c (singular definite katten, plural indefinite katte)

1. cat

• huskat

• khat (nonstandard)

• IPA^(key): /kat/, [ˈkʰæ̝d̥]

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

1. khat

• “kat” in Den Danske Ordbog

• IPA^(key): /kɑt/

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• Hyphenation: kat
• Rhymes: -ɑt

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

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 (wheeled gallery offering protection to approaching besiegers; medieval siege weapon)

   Synonym: schildpad

5. (military) cavalier (raised firing platform)

• kitten

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kat

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

kat m (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of qat

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

• tak
• t.k.a.

• IPA^(key): /kat/

From French quatre (“four”).

kat

1. four

From French carte (“map”).

kat

1. map

Inherited from French quatre (“four”).

• IPA^(key): /kat/
• Rhymes: -at

kat

1. four

Clipping of dekat.

• IPA^(key): /kat/
• Rhymes: -at

kat

1. (informal) Alternative form of dekat.

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

From French quatre.

kat

1. four

• kat ven
• kat ven dis

• IPA^(key): /kɑːt/

kat ?

1. sprout, growth

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

• IPA^(key): /kat/

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• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: kat

kat m pers

1. executioner, hangman, headsman

   Synonym: oprawca

   Ku rozczarowaniu tłumu egzekucję na rynku odwołano z powodu choroby kata. ― To the disappointment of the crowd, the execution was cancelled due to the executioner's illness.

2. (figurative) torturer, tormentor

   Synonym: oprawca

kat m animal

1. three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

   Synonyms: ciernik, kolka, czart

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

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

kat f (nominative plural katǎ)

1. scissors[2][3][4]

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

• IPA^(key): /kât/

kȁt m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏т)

1. (Croatia) floor, storey

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

• prizemlje

• “kat” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 400

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

• IPA^(key): [kat]

kat m anim (genitive singular kata, nominative plural kati, genitive plural katov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. executioner, hangman

• katovský
• katovstvo

• “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, 2024

• khat

kat c

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

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

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

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kat (definite accusative katı, plural katlar)

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

   On kat daha güçlü

   Ten times stronger

kat (nominative plural kats)

1. cat

• hikat (“male cat, tomcat”)
• jikat (“female cat”)
• katil (“small cat, kitty”)
• katül (“young cat, kitten”)

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

• IPA^(key): /kɔt/

kat c (plural katten, diminutive katsje)

1. cat

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