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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
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)
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)