"Kate" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkaːtə/ Audio: De-Kate.ogg
Rhymes: -aːtə Etymology: 19th century, from Low German Kaat, Kate, from Middle Low German kāte, a late spelling of kōte, from Proto-Germanic *kutǭ ~ *kutą (“shed”), whence also Dutch kot, English cot, cottage. The a-spelling reflects the merger of â, ā, ō into /ɔː/ in most Low German dialects; Standard German /aː/ is analogous. The spelling Kote may have been disfavoured in part because of its resemblence to unrelated Kot (“dirt, excrement”). The word may be of non-Indo-European origin and is perhaps derived from Proto-Uralic *kota; compare Finnish kota (“hut, house”) and Hungarian ház (“house”). On the other hand, compare Old High German hutta, whence German Hütte, Dutch hut, English hut. Etymology templates: {{der|de|nds|Kaat, Kate}} Low German Kaat, Kate, {{der|de|gml|kāte}} Middle Low German kāte, {{der|de|gem-pro|*kutą|*kutǭ ~ *kutą|t=shed}} Proto-Germanic *kutǭ ~ *kutą (“shed”), {{cog|nl|kot}} Dutch kot, {{cog|en|cot}} English cot, {{der|de|urj-pro|*kota}} Proto-Uralic *kota, {{der|de|fi|kota||hut, house}} Finnish kota (“hut, house”), {{der|de|hu|ház||house}} Hungarian ház (“house”), {{cog|goh|hutta}} Old High German hutta, {{m+|de|Hütte}} German Hütte, {{m+|nl|hut}} Dutch hut, {{m+|en|hut}} English hut Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Kate f (genitive Kate, plural Katen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Kate [genitive], Katen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Kate [nominative, singular], Katen [definite, nominative, plural], Kate [genitive, singular], Katen [definite, genitive, plural], Kate [dative, singular], Katen [dative, definite, plural], Kate [accusative, singular], Katen [accusative, definite, plural], Kote [alternative, dated, uncommon]
  1. (chiefly Northern Germany) hut, cot, cottage Wikipedia link: Brill Publishers Tags: Northern-Germany, feminine Synonyms: Hütte Derived forms: Katenschinken, Katenspeck Related terms: Kittchen, Kötter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "nds",
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      },
      "expansion": "Low German Kaat, Kate",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gml",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German kāte",
      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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        "3": "*kutą",
        "4": "*kutǭ ~ *kutą",
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      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch kot",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cot"
      },
      "expansion": "English cot",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "de",
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        "3": "*kota"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Uralic *kota",
      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "fi",
        "3": "kota",
        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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        "3": "ház",
        "4": "",
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      "expansion": "Hungarian ház (“house”)",
      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
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      "expansion": "Old High German hutta",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Hütte"
      },
      "expansion": "German Hütte",
      "name": "m+"
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch hut",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Katen",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kate",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Katen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kote",
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        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
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      "expansion": "Kate f (genitive Kate, plural Katen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        {
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        {
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        },
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          "word": "Katenspeck"
        }
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      ],
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        },
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        }
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      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈkaːtə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Kate.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ad/De-Kate.ogg/De-Kate.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/De-Kate.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːtə"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Karte (some speakers)"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
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    }
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gml",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "4": "*kutǭ ~ *kutą",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "cot"
      },
      "expansion": "English cot",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "3": "*kota"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Uralic *kota",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "fi",
        "3": "kota",
        "4": "",
        "5": "hut, house"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "hu",
        "3": "ház",
        "4": "",
        "5": "house"
      },
      "expansion": "Hungarian ház (“house”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "hutta"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German hutta",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Hütte"
      },
      "expansion": "German Hütte",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "hut"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch hut",
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    },
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        "1": "en",
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      },
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    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Katen",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      ]
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    },
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    },
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    {
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    {
      "form": "Katen",
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        "dative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Kate",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Katen",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kote",
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    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Kittchen"
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    {
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  ],
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        "German feminine nouns",
        "German lemmas",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Finnish",
        "German terms derived from Hungarian",
        "German terms derived from Low German",
        "German terms derived from Middle Low German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Uralic",
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    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ad/De-Kate.ogg/De-Kate.ogg.mp3",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːtə"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Karte (some speakers)"
    }
  ],
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}

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