кат

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Belarusian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dialectal Proto-Slavic *katъ. Cognate with Ukrainian кат (kat), Russian кат (kat).

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kat]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

кат (katm pers (genitive ка́та, nominative plural ка́ты, genitive plural ка́таў)

  1. executioner
  2. (figurative) a ruthless killer, a butcher

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • кат” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *katъ.

Noun[edit]

кат (katm

  1. (dated) span, turn
  2. way, turn, order (in enumeration or classification)
    Synonyms: ред (red), поря́дък (porjádǎk)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • кат²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قات (kat).

Noun[edit]

кат (katm

  1. (low colloquial) storey, floor
    Synonym: етаж (etaž)
  2. (low colloquial) layer, thickness
    Synonyms: слой (sloj), пласт (plast), (dialectal) сяд (sjad)
  3. (low colloquial) set of clothes, suit, change
    Synonym: чифт (čift)
Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • кат¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • кат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 3[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *kato.

Preposition[edit]

кат (kat)

  1. (poetic) Alternative form of като́ (kató)

Conjunction[edit]

кат (kat)

  1. (poetic) Alternative form of като́ (kató)
Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • кат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Anagrams[edit]

Kyrgyz[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ, script; handwriting; written character).

Noun[edit]

кат (kat) (Arabic spelling قات)

  1. letter (written message)

Declension[edit]

Macedonian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ.

Noun[edit]

кат (katm (plural катови, diminutive катче)

  1. corner

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قات (kat).

Noun[edit]

кат (katm (relational adjective катен)

  1. floor, storey (level)
    Synonym: спрат (sprat)
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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

кат (katm anim or m inan (genitive ка́та, nominative plural ка́ты, genitive plural ка́тов)

  1. (historical) executioner
  2. (nautical) cat
    кат-ба́лкаkat-bálkacathead
  3. (botany) khat
  4. (computing) cut (livejournal cut, <lj-cut>, which allows you to hide all or part of your entry behind a link)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кат”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قات (kat).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ка̏т m (Latin spelling kȁt)

  1. (Croatia) floor, story

Declension[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • кат” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 400

Southern Altai[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *kat (layer). Cognate with Kazakh қат (qat), Kyrgyz кат (kat), Crimean Tatar qat, Karachay-Balkar къат (qat), Kumyk къат (qat), Bashkir ҡат (qat), Tatar кат (qat), Turkmen gat, Uzbek qat, Uyghur قات (qat), Shor қат, Western Yugur qat, etc.

Noun[edit]

кат (kat)

  1. layer

References[edit]

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “кат”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ, script; handwriting; written character). Cognate with Kazakh хат (xat), Kyrgyz кат (kat), Kumyk хат (xat), Bashkir хат (xat), Tatar хат (xat), Turkmen hat, Uzbek xat, Uyghur خەت (xet), etc.

Noun[edit]

кат (kat)

  1. letter

References[edit]

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “кат”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Etymology 3[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *Kat (berry). Cognate Kyrgyz кат (kat), Tuvan кат (kat), etc.

Noun[edit]

кат (kat)

  1. berry

References[edit]

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “кат”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Tuvan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *Kat (berry).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

кат (kat) (definite accusative катты, plural каттар)

  1. berry
    Бо арыгда кат хөй.Bo arıgda kat xöy.There are a lot of berries in this forest.

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Ukrainian[edit]

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Polish kat.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

кат (katm pers (genitive ка́та, nominative plural кати́, genitive plural каті́в)

  1. executioner
  2. (figurative) a ruthless killer, a butcher
  3. (derogatory) devil, evil force

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “кат”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 401
  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2015), “кат”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (зга́га – ква́рта), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
  • кат”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

Further reading[edit]

Yagnobi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sogdian 𐼋𐼚𐼀𐼋 (ktʾk⁩), from Proto-Iranian *kátah. Compare Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬙𐬀 (kata, house, room), Bactrian καδαγο (kadago, house, household).

Noun[edit]

кат (kat)

  1. house
    Ман кат аноки хаст.
    Man kat anoki xast.
    My house is in another place.