katt

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

katt (genitive katu, partitive kattu)

1. calculus, sordes

• 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

• 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, kissemurre

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

     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 (lyrics and music), “Skaffa katt [Get a cat]”, in Barnlåtar [Children's songs]:

     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.

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

• takt