katze
See also: Katze
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old High German kazza, earlier *katta, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus.
Noun
katze f
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Middle High German
Etymology
From Old High German kazza, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from *kattuz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈkat͡sːə/
Noun
katze f
- cat
- Sô diu katze vriʒʒet vil, zehant sô hevet si ir spil.
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Declension
Descendants
- Alemannic German: Chatz, Chats, Chazz, Chaz, Kàtz (Alsatian), chatza, chatzu, chatzò, chàzzà (Walser)
- Bavarian: ckozza, khoze, kòtze, Katz
- Central Franconian:
- Hunsrik: Katz
- German: Katze
- Luxembourgish: Kaz
- Rhine Franconian:
- Pennsylvania German: Katz
- Yiddish: קאַץ (kats)
References
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “katze”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
- "katze" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)