Katz

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See also: Kàtz and katz

English

Etymology

From Hebrew כ"ץ (Katz), Abbreviation of כֹּהֵן צֶדֶק (kohén tzédeq).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Katz

  1. A surname from Hebrew.

Derived terms

East Central German

Etymology

From Old High German kazza, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus. Cognate with German Katze.

Noun

Katz f

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) cat

References

  • 1992 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Wie dr Schnoobl gewaschen is, P. 27

German

Pronunciation

Noun

Katz f (genitive Katz, plural Katzen)

  1. Alternative form of Katze (“cat”)

Usage notes

In formal standard language, this form is used nowadays only in idioms. Colloquially it may be used more freely.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Katz” in Duden online
  • “Katz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • khats (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

    From Middle High German katze, from Old High German kazza, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from *kattuz.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkʰat͡s/
    • Rhymes: -ats
    • Syllabification: Katz

    Noun

    Katz f (plural Katze, diminutive Ketzje)

    1. cat (Felis catus)
      Die Katze jachte Mais.
      The cats hunt mice.
      Meer hon en schwarze un en graue Katz.
      We have a black and a gray cat.
    2. (strictly) she-cat
      Coordinate term: (male cat) Kaarer

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Katz”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 88, column 2

    Luxembourgish

    Etymology

    From early German Kotz. Cognate with German Kotze.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    Katz m or f (uncountable)

    1. (informal) vomit, puke

    Pennsylvania German

    Etymology

    From Old High German kazza, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus. Cognate with German Katze.

    Noun

    Katz f (plural Katze)

    1. cat
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