katt

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katt (genitive katu, partitive kattu)

1. calculus, sordes

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• kattõ (Courland)

From Proto-Finnic *kattadak.

katt

1. 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

• 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)

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

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

     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"]?

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

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

   Synonym: niosvansad katt

4. (minced oath, in certain expressions) Alternative form of fan

• katt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• katt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Slangopedia

• takt