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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek γάτος (gátos), from Koine Greek κάτος (kátos), from Latin cattus. Also see γάτα f (gáta).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣa.tos/
- Hyphenation: γά‧τος
Noun
γάτος • (gátos) m (plural γάτοι)
- masculine form of of γάτα (gáta) (cat): tomcat, a male domestic cat
Declension
Declension of γάτος
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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γάτος (gátos)
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γάτοι (gátoi)
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genitive
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γάτου (gátou)
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γάτων (gáton)
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accusative
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γάτο (gáto)
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γάτους (gátous)
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vocative
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γάτε (gáte)
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γάτοι (gátoi)
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- all compounds of -γατος like αγριόγατος (agriógatos, “wildcat”), σπιτόγατος (spitógatos, “homebody”)
- and see: γάτα f (gáta, “cat”)
See also
- αίλουρος m (aílouros, “feline, member of the cat family”)
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