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Webster 1913 Edition


Kat

Kat

(kät)
,
Noun.
(Bot.)
An Arabian shrub (
Catha edulis
) the leaves of which are used as tea by the Arabs.

Definition 2024


kåt

kåt

See also: kat, Kat, kát, KAT, kąt, and kăt

North Frisian

Noun

kåt f (plural kåte)

  1. (Mooring) cat

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kāter, from Old Norse kátr of unknown origin. Possibly related to Latin gaudeō (rejoice).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koːt/, [kʰoːt]

Adjective

kåt (comparative kåtare, superlative kåtast)

  1. (slang) horny (sexually aroused)
  2. (obsolete) jolly, glad, cheerful

Declension

Inflection of kåt
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular kåt kåtare kåtast
Neuter singular kåt kåtare kåtast
Plural kåta 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 an attributive role.

References

  • kåt in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)