cață

Romanian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈka.t͡sə/
  • Rhymes: -at͡sə
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ță

Etymology 1

Probably from acăță, variant of agăța. May correspond to a verbal substantive deriving from Late Latin captiāre, but this is uncertain. Compare French chasse, Italian caccia, Portuguese caça, Spanish caza.

Noun

cață f (plural cațe)

  1. (regional) a long stick with a hook at the end that shepherds use to herd sheep
Declension
Declension of cață
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) cață cața (niște) cațe cațele
genitive/dative (unei) cațe caței (unor) cațe cațelor
vocative cață, cațo cațelor

See also

Etymology 2

From the verb cața.

Noun

cață f (plural cațe)

  1. (familiar) an annoying person who keeps following one around
Declension
Declension of cață
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) cață cața (niște) cațe cațele
genitive/dative (unei) cațe caței (unor) cațe cațelor
vocative cață, cațo cațelor
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