kavat
Swedish
Etymology
Unknown.
Declension
| Inflection of kavat | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | kavat | kavatare | kavatast |
| Neuter singular | kavat | kavatare | kavatast |
| Plural | kavata | kavatare | kavatast |
| Masculine plural3 | kavate | kavatare | kavatast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | kavate | kavatare | kavataste |
| All | kavata | kavatare | kavataste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
References
- kavat in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kavat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kavat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kavat in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Turkish
Alternative forms
- gavat (misspelling)
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قواد (kavad, “guide; pander”), from Arabic قَوَّاد (qawwād).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
- Hyphenation: ka‧vat
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kavat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.