From Old Frisian katte. Cognates include West Frisian kat.
kåt f (plural kåte)
From Old Norse kátr, from Proto-Germanic *kanhtaz. Cognate with Danish kåd, Swedish kåt and Norwegian Nynorsk kåt. Possibly also related to Latin gaudeō (“I rejoice”).
kåt (neuter singular kåt, definite singular and plural kåte, comparative kåtere, indefinite superlative kåtest, definite superlative kåteste)
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”).
kåt (comparative kåtare, superlative kåtast)
Inflection of kåt | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | kåt | kåtare | kåtast |
Neuter singular | kåt | kåtare | kåtast |
Plural | kåta | kåtare | kåtast |
Masculine plural3 | kåte | kåtare | kåtast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | kåte | kåtare | kåtaste |
All | kåta | kåtare | kåtaste |
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 |
(horny): kåtbock (“horndog”), kåtslag
(who wants something very bad): bollkåt, målkåt