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North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian katte (cognates include Föhr-Amrum North Frisian kaat and West Frisian kat), from Late Latin cattus (“domestic cat”), from Latin catta, from Afroasiatic; see English cat.
Pronunciation
Noun
kåt f (plural kåte)
- (Mooring) cat
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish kāter, from Old Norse kátr, from Proto-Germanic *kanhtaz. Cognate with Danish kåd, Norwegian Bokmål kåt and Norwegian Nynorsk kåt. Possibly also related to Latin gaudeō (“I rejoice”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
kåt (comparative kåtare, superlative kåtast)
- (colloquial, somewhat vulgar) horny (sexually aroused)
- Synonym: (humorous) pilsk (“randy”)
- (by extension, colloquial) who wants something very bad
Sluta vara så jävla kåt på bollen och försvara istället!- Stop fucking hogging the ball and defend instead!
- (obsolete) (excessively) full of vitality, lively, giddy
- (obsolete) happy, ebullient
Declension
Inflection of kåt
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Indefinite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative2
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Common singular
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kåt
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kåtare
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kåtast
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Neuter singular
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kåt
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kåtare
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kåtast
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Plural
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kåta
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kåtare
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kåtast
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Masculine plural3
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kåte
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kåtare
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kåtast
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Definite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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Masculine singular1
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kåte
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kåtare
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kåtaste
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All
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kåta
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kåtare
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kåtaste
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1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic
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Derived terms
(horny): kåtbock (“horndog”), kåtslag
(who wants something very bad): bollkåt, målkåt
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