catalog
English
Noun
catalog (plural catalogs)
- (American spelling) Alternative spelling of catalogue.
Usage notes
- In the US, both catalog and catalogue are used, with catalogue chiefly limited to some traditional contexts and catalog commonly used elsewhere.
- This spelling has existed since the 16th century, but only became popular in the US towards the end of the 19th century.[1][2]
- Contrary to what some have believed, this spelling didn't show up in any of Noah Webster's dictionaries.[2]
Derived terms
Verb
catalog (third-person singular simple present catalogs, present participle cataloging, simple past and past participle cataloged)
- (American spelling) Alternative spelling of catalogue.
- 2022 March 30, Ilan Stavans, Margaret Boyle, “How Dictionaries Define Us: Margaret Boyle and Ilan Stavans in Conversation”, in Los Angeles Review of Books[1]:
- And the exclusions are a statement about life itself: the words that were left out haven’t been co-opted; by not yet being cataloged, they still belong to us.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “catalog”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Angbeen Chaudhary “Catalog vs. Catalogue”, in Grammar.com, STANDS4 LLC, retrieved 20 April 2025
Further reading
- “catalog”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French catalogue, from Latin catalogus.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
catalog n (plural cataloage)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | catalog | catalogul | cataloage | cataloagele | |
| genitive-dative | catalog | catalogului | cataloage | cataloagelor | |
| vocative | catalogule | cataloagelor | |||
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
catalog m (genitive cataloig, plural catalogan)
Welsh
Alternative forms
- catlog, catilog
Etymology
Noun
catalog m (plural catalogau)
Derived terms
- catalogaidd (“catalogical”, adjective)
- catalogio (“catalogue”, verb)
- ôl-gatalog (“back catalogue”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| catalog | gatalog | nghatalog | chatalog |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “catalog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies