katt

Related to kaas (“cover, top”), katma (“to cover”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑtː/, [ˈkɑtː]

katt (genitive katu, partitive kattu)

1. calculus, sordes

• kattõ (Courland)

From Proto-Finnic *kattadak.

katt

1. to cover

From Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta.

• IPA^(key): /katː/, /kɑtː/

katt m (definite singular katten, indefinite plural katter, definite plural kattene)

1. a cat

   Katten til Emma var hos veterinæren i går.

   Emma's cat was at the veterinarian yesterday.

• katte

• “katt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta. The second sense is a semantic loan from English cat-o'-nine-tails.

• IPA^(key): /kɑtː/

katt m (definite singular katten, indefinite plural kattar, definite plural kattane)

2. a cat
4. a cat-o'-nine-tails

• katte
• kjette

• “katt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish katter, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta.^[1]

Usage as a minced oath due to the association in folklore between cats and the forces of darkness.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkatː/

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• Rhymes: -atː

katt c

1. a cat

   Synonyms: (endearing) kisse, (endearing) kissekatt, (endearing) kissemiss, (endearing) misse, murre, (endearing) kissemurre

   Hon klappade katten

   She petted the cat

   Du Nisse, har du matat katten?

   Hey Nisse, have you fed the cat?

   Katter äter kattmat

   Cats eat cat food

   När en katt jamar så låter det "mjau"

   When a cat meows, it sounds like "meow" [The verb differs from the interjection]

   Katter spinner när de njuter

   Cats purr when they are enjoying themselves

   Katten fräste och klöste min arm

   The cat hissed and scratched my arm

   Katter har morrhår som fungerar som "känselspröt"

   Cats have whiskers that serve as "feelers"

   en katt som lapar mjölk

   a cat lapping milk

   Katter bajsar i kattlådor, som är fyllda med kattsand

   Cats poop in litter boxes, which are filled with cat litter

   Vi har installerat kattlucka

   We have installed a cat flap

   Katten strök sig mot hans ben

   The cat rubbed against his leg

   Katter tvättar sig genom att slicka pälsen

   Cats clean themselves by licking their fur

   Katten reste ragg

   The cat bristled

   Ett lejon är en stor katt / ett kattdjur

   A lion is a big cat / a cat/feline

   Är du en kattmänniska eller en hundmänniska?

   Are you a cat person or a dog person?

   Hon är allergisk mot katter

   She is allergic to cats

   kattallergiker

   people allergic to cats / cat allergy sufferers

   • 1971, “Lille katt [Little cat]”, Astrid Lindgren (lyrics), Georg Riedel (music)‎^[1]:

     Lille katt, lille katt, lille söte katta. Vet du att, vet du att, det är mörkt om natta?

     Little [the optional -e signifies a male] cat, little cat, little cute cat ["the cat" – roughly "You little cute cat." "Katten" in standard Swedish. Takes place in Småland.] Do you know that, do you know that, it is dark at night ["natten" (the night) in standard Swedish – "om natten" means "at night"]?

   • 1974, James & Karin, “Skaffa katt [Get a cat]”, in Barnlåtar [Children's songs]‎^[2]:

     Nu är det dags att skaffa katt igen. Det var så länge sedan sist. Nu är det dags att skaffa katt igen. Det känns så tomt och trist. Det var nog säkert flera år sen sist. Nu är det dags att skaffa katt igen. Mjau, mjau, mjau, mjau, mjau.

     Now it's time to get a cat again. It was so long ago [so long ago since last (time)]. Now it's time to get a cat again. It feels so empty and sad. It was probably several years ago [several years ago since last (time)]. Now it's time to get a cat again. Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow.

2. (slang) a sexually attractive woman
3. (rare) a cat-o'-nine-tails

   Synonym: niosvansad katt

4. (minced oath, in the definite "katten", in certain expressions) euphemistic form of fan

   Katten också!

   Darnit!

• katt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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