Kat

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Kat. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Kat, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Kat in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Kat you have here. The definition of the word Kat will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofKat, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Kat

  1. A short form of the female given names Katharine and Katherine.
    • 1991, Margaret Atwood, Wilderness Tips, →ISBN, page 36:
      During her childhood she was a romanticized Katherine, dressed by her misty-eyed, fussy mother in dresses that looked like ruffled pillowcases. By high school she'd shed the frills and emerged as a bouncy, round-faced Kathy - - - At university she was Kath, blunt and no-bullshit in her Take-Back-the-Night jeans and checked shirt - - - When she ran away to England, she sliced herself down to Kat. It was economical, street-feline, and pointed as a nail.

See also

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Audio (Berlin):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Kat
  • Rhymes: -at

Etymology 1

Noun

Kat m (strong, genitive Kats or Kat, plural Kats)

  1. (automotive, informal) Clipping of Katalysator (catalytic converter).
Declension
Further reading
  • Kat” in Duden online

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic قَات (qāt).

Noun

Kat n (strong, genitive Kats or Kat, no plural)

  1. khat (drug produced from Catha edulis)
Declension
Alternative forms
See also
Further reading
  • Kat” in Duden online

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian katte. Cognates include West Frisian kat.

Noun

Kat f (plural Kater)

  1. (Sylt) cat

Saterland Frisian

n'Kat.

Etymology

From Old Frisian katte, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā. Cognates include West Frisian kat and German Katze.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkat/
  • Hyphenation: Kat
  • Rhymes: -at

Noun

Kat m (plural Katte)

  1. cat (Felis catus)

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Kat”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN