კატა

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Georgian

Etymology

Akin to Byzantine Greek κάττα (kátta). According to Ačaṙean, from Armenian կատու (katu, cat).

In contrast, according to Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani, კატა (ḳaṭa) is a borrowing from European ("ფრანგული (pranguli)") languages, a synonym of Georgian ციცა (cica).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʼatʼa/
  • Hyphenation: კა‧ტა

Noun

კატა (ḳaṭa) (plural კატები)

  1. cat
    Synonyms: ციცა (cica), ციფა (cipa)

Inflection

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References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կատու”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  2. ^ Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “კატა”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎, Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 162a