kot
Translingual
Symbol
kot
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Lagwan terms
Albanian
Etymology 1
Theoretically from Proto-Albanian *kākta, of uncertain origin; potentially akin to Lithuanian koktùs (“disgusting”) via Proto-Indo-European. An older hypothesis connects it to Ancient Greek κότος (kótos, “rancor, grudge”).[1]
Adverb
kot
Adjective
kot
Etymology 2
From Proto-Albanian *kāta, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kHtos (“shade, shadow, darkness”). Compare Old Irish scáth (“shadow”), Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos, “darkness”), Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra, “umbrella”), English shadow.[2]
Noun
kot m
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kot”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 193
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kot”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 193
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kotъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkot]
Noun
kot m anim (female equivalent kočka)
Declension
Further reading
- “kot”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kot”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cot, cote, from Old Dutch [Term?] cota (in place names), kota (“little house”), from Proto-West Germanic *kautā, from Proto-Germanic *kutą (“shed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: kot
- Rhymes: -ɔt
Noun
kot n (plural kotten or koten, diminutive kotje n or kotteke n)
- bad, ramshackle housing
- In wat voor een kot woont die! ― What a shack she lives in!
- rudimentary building to store (garden) material
- (Belgium) student room
- Synonyms: kamer, studentenkamer, studentenkot
- Leuvense koten brandden vaak af in de jaren 90. ― Student rooms in Louvain burned down often in the nineties.
Related terms
- coterie
- keuter
Descendants
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse surkot, syrkot, from Old French cote; surcote, from Frankish *kottā, *kottō, from Proto-Germanic *kuttô, from Proto-Indo-European *gudnó-, *gʷewd-. More at coat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰoːʰt/
- Rhymes: -oːʰt
Noun
kot n (genitive singular kots, plural kot)
- coat (usually woollen)
Declension
n3 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kot | kotið | kot | kotini |
accusative | kot | kotið | kot | kotini |
dative | koti | kotinum | kotum | kotunum |
genitive | kots | kotsins | kota | kotanna |
Finnish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkot/, [ˈko̞t̪]
- Rhymes: -ot
- Syllabification(key): kot
- Hyphenation(key): kot
Interjection
kot
- (onomatopoeia, usually repeated) cluck (sound made by hen)
Further reading
- “kot”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔt/
Audio: (file)
Noun
kot m (plural kots)
- (Belgium) student flat, student room
Derived terms
- koter
- kot-à-projet
Hungarian
Etymology
An onomatopoeia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkot]
- Hyphenation: kot
- Rhymes: -ot
Interjection
kot
- cluck (imitative of the sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks; can be used repetitively)
- Synonym: kotkodács
- Kot-kot-kot-kot-kotkodács, minden napra egy tojás! (nursery rhyme) ― Cluck, cluck, an egg for every day!
See also
- kotkodácsol
- kotkodál
Icelandic
Etymology
Noun
kot n (genitive singular kots, nominative plural kot)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kot | kotið | kot | kotin |
accusative | kot | kotið | kot | kotin |
dative | koti | kotinu | kotum | kotunum |
genitive | kots | kotsins | kota | kotanna |
Further reading
- “kot” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Khasi
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Bengali কৎ (kot, “nib, quill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kot/
Noun
kot f
Verb
kot
Derived terms
- kot-sada
- kot-shini
- kot-shonsia
- kot-thalyngka
- Kotbah
- kotkudi
References
- Singh, U Nissor (1906) Khasi-English dictionary[2], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 45. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Lower Sorbian
Noun
kot (feminine kocka)
- superseded spelling of kót
Declension
Malay
Etymology 1
Same word as kut, spelling reflecting the southern Malaysian pronunciation.
Adverb
kot
- alternative form of kut
Etymology 2
Alternative form of ikut.
Preposition
kot
- (informal) via (prepositioning the path taken by one to reach a destination)
- Dia lalu kot jauh. ― He went via the far route.
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
Adverb
kot
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
kot n (definite singular kotet, indefinite plural kot, definite plural kota or koti)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of kott
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kutą
Noun
kot n
Declension
neuter | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kot | kotit | kot | kotin |
accusative | kot | kotit | kot | kotin |
dative | koti | kotinu | kotum | kotunum |
genitive | kots | kotsins | kota | kotanna |
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kot”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kotъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
kot m animal (female equivalent kocica or kotka, diminutive kotek, augmentative kocur or kocisko, related adjective koci)
- cat (any mammal of the genus Felis)
- cat, tomcat (male Felis catus)
- (in the plural, colloquial) dust bunny (clump of dust that accumulates indoors)
- (military slang) rookie (inexperienced recruit)
- (hunting slang) hare (any mammal of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears)
- 1834, Adam Mickiewicz, chapter IV, in Pan Tadeusz, page 189, lines 934–935:
- W istocie, kot czuł s tyłu myśliwych i psiarnie,
Rwał w pole, słuchy wytknął jak dwa różki sarnie- In very truth, the hare felt behind it the hunters and the pack; it was making for the field; it stretched out behind it its ears like two deer's horns [transl. by George Rapall Noyes]
- (Przemyśl) type of game
- dać kota ― to win at this game
- dostać kota ― to lose at this game
Declension
Derived terms
- kociak
- kocię
- kocimiętka
- kot abisyński
- kot domowy
- kot norweski leśny
- kot perski
- kot syjamski
- koteczek
- tłusty kot
- dostać kota pf
- dostawać kota impf
- drzeć koty impf
- kocić impf
- odwracać kota ogonem impf
- odwrócić kota ogonem pf
- okocić pf
Further reading
- kot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- koty in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- kot in PWN's encyclopedia
- Aleksander Saloni (1908) “kot”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 336
Anagrams
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔt/
Conjunction
kot
Slovene
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔt/
Conjunction
kot
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kòːt/
Noun
kọ́t m inan
Declension
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | kót | ||
gen. sing. | kóta | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
kót | kóta | kóti |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
kóta | kótov | kótov |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
kótu | kótoma | kótom |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
kót | kóta | kóte |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
kótu | kótih | kótih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
kótom | kótoma | kóti |
Further reading
- “kot”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “kot”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Tocharian B
Etymology
A form of kos.
Pronoun
kot
- as many/much as
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kot”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 215
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
kot
- court (of Justice)
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkot]
Noun
kot
Declension
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Synonyms
- blucin
- kot pantolon
Tzotzil
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɔtʰ/
Classifier
kot (numeral classifier)
References
- Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
Zou
Noun
kot