Katz

See also: Kàtz and katz

English

Etymology

From Hebrew כ"ץ (Katz), Abbreviation of כֹּהֵן צֶדֶק (kohén tzédeq).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kæts/
  • Rhymes: -æts
  • Homophone: cats

Proper noun

Katz

  1. A surname from Hebrew.

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kat͡s]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Katz
  • Rhymes: -ats
  • Homophone: Kats

Noun

Katz f (genitive Katz, plural Katzen)

  1. Alternative form of Katze (“cat”)

Usage notes

In formal standard language, this form is used nowadays only in idioms. Colloquially it may be used more freely.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Katz” in Duden online
  • “Katz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Alternative forms
  • khats (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

From Old High German kazza, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus. Cognate with German Katze.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰat͡s/, [kʰad̥s][1]

Noun

Katz f (plural Katze, diminutive Ketzje)

  1. cat
    Die Katze jachte Mais.
    The cats hunt mice.
    Meer hon en schwarze un en graue Katz.
    We have a black and a gray cat.

Derived terms
  • Katzekralle
  • Katzeschwanz

References
  1. Altenhofen, Cléo Vilson. (1996) Hunsrückisch in Rio Grande do Sul: Ein Beitrag zur Beschreibung einer deutschbrasilianischen Dialektvarietät im Kontakt mit dem Portugiesischen. Stuttgart: Steiner.

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From early German Kotz. Cognate with German Kotze.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɑts/
    Rhymes: -ɑts

Noun

Katz m or f (uncountable)

  1. (informal) vomit, puke

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German kazza, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus. Cognate with German Katze.

Noun

Katz f (plural Katze)

  1. cat
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