"gatta" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Afrikaans]

IPA: /ˈχa.ta/ Forms: gattas [plural]
Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|gattas|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} gatta (plural gattas), {{af-noun|s}} gatta (plural gattas)
  1. (Cape Afrikaans) police officer, cop Tags: Cape-Afrikaans
    Sense id: en-gatta-af-noun-XT0TA~eu Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Cape Afrikaans

Noun [English]

Forms: gattas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gatta (plural gattas)
  1. (South Africa, slang) A police officer. Tags: South-Africa, slang
    Sense id: en-gatta-en-noun-AV3sVPGj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, South African English

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ˈɡat.ta/ Forms: gatte [plural], gatto [masculine]
Rhymes: -atta Etymology: From Late Latin catta. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|LL.|catta}} Late Latin catta Head templates: {{it-noun|f|m=+}} gatta f (plural gatte, masculine gatto)
  1. queen (female cat), she-cat Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Female animals
    Sense id: en-gatta-it-noun-2KZRDfeC Disambiguation of Female animals: 65 35
  2. sex kitten Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gatta-it-noun-loQNaoyY Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gatta ci cova, gatta da pelare, gattamorta, gattino, gattina, la gatta frettolosa fece i gattini ciechi, tanto va la gatta al lardo, che ci lascia lo zampino Related terms: gatto

Noun [Sicilian]

IPA: /ˈʔat.ta/, /ˈjat.ta/ Forms: gatti [plural]
Etymology: From the sonorization of Late Latin catta. Etymology templates: {{inh|scn|LL.|catta}} Late Latin catta Head templates: {{head|scn|nouns|g=f|g2=|head=gatta}} gatta f, {{scn-noun|gatt|f|a|i}} gatta f (plural gatti)
  1. A cat, regardless of whether male or female.
    A female cat.
    Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Female animals
    Sense id: en-gatta-scn-noun-HtTrPgiD Disambiguation of Female animals: 60 40 Categories (other): Sicilian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sicilian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. A cat, regardless of whether male or female.
    A domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.
    Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Cats Synonyms: gattuzza, gattareḍḍa, gatta
    Sense id: en-gatta-scn-noun-SzFkq19- Disambiguation of Cats: 42 58 Categories (other): Sicilian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sicilian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 'atta (english: apheretic variant), jatta (english: semiconsonant variant), atta, iatta (english: non-orthographic) [pronunciation-spelling] Derived forms: gattara, gattareḍḍa, gattuzza, sauta a gatta Related terms: cani, surci, gaḍḍina, gaḍḍu, vurpi Coordinate_terms: gattu

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "gatta"
      },
      "expansion": "gatta f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gatt",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "a",
        "4": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "gatta f (plural gatti)",
      "name": "scn-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "gàt‧ta"
  ],
  "lang": "Sicilian",
  "lang_code": "scn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "cani"
    },
    {
      "word": "surci"
    },
    {
      "word": "gaḍḍina"
    },
    {
      "word": "gaḍḍu"
    },
    {
      "word": "vurpi"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A cat, regardless of whether male or female.",
        "A female cat."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ],
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A cat, regardless of whether male or female.",
        "A domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ],
        [
          "species",
          "species"
        ],
        [
          "Felis catus",
          "Felis catus#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "feline",
          "feline"
        ],
        [
          "pet",
          "pet"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gattuzza"
        },
        {
          "word": "gattareḍḍa"
        },
        {
          "word": "gatta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔat.ta/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjat.ta/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "apheretic variant",
      "word": "'atta"
    },
    {
      "english": "semiconsonant variant",
      "word": "jatta"
    },
    {
      "word": "atta"
    },
    {
      "english": "non-orthographic",
      "tags": [
        "pronunciation-spelling"
      ],
      "word": "iatta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gatta"
}

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