"jólaköttur" meaning in Icelandic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjouːlaˌkʰœhtʏr/
Etymology: From jól (“Christmas”) + köttur (“cat”). Etymology templates: {{af|is|jól|köttur|t1=Christmas|t2=cat}} jól (“Christmas”) + köttur (“cat”) Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} jólaköttur m (genitive singular jólakattar, nominative plural jólakettir) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|@k}} Forms: jólakattar [genitive, singular], jólakettir [nominative, plural], masculine [table-tags], jólaköttur [indefinite, nominative, singular], jólakötturinn [definite, nominative, singular], jólakettir [indefinite, nominative, plural], jólakettirnir [definite, nominative, plural], jólakött [accusative, indefinite, singular], jólaköttinn [accusative, definite, singular], jólaketti [accusative, indefinite, plural], jólakettina [accusative, definite, plural], jólaketti [dative, indefinite, singular], jólakettinum [dative, definite, singular], jólaköttum [dative, indefinite, plural], jólaköttunum [dative, definite, plural], jólakattar [genitive, indefinite, singular], jólakattarins [definite, genitive, singular], jólakatta [genitive, indefinite, plural], jólakattanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (mythology) the Yule cat: a monster known for eating children who do not receive clothes for Christmas. Wikipedia link: is:jólaköttur Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Derived forms: fara í jólaköttinn (english: not getting new garments for Christmas)
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      "expansion": "jól (“Christmas”) + köttur (“cat”)",
      "name": "af"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From jól (“Christmas”) + köttur (“cat”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "jólakattar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "jólakettir",
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    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólaköttur",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólakötturinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "jólakettir",
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    },
    {
      "form": "jólakettirnir",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólaköttinn",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólaketti",
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    },
    {
      "form": "jólakettina",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "jólaketti",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólakettinum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólaköttum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólaköttunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólakattar",
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      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólakattarins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólakatta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólakattanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
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      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "@k"
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      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          "name": "Mythological creatures",
          "orig": "is:Mythological creatures",
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      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "not getting new garments for Christmas",
          "word": "fara í jólaköttinn"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Did you get new clothes for Christmas or are you going in the Yule cat this year?",
          "text": "Fékkstu ný föt í jólagjöf eða ferðu í jólaköttinn í ár?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "In such preparations it is hugely important that the family invests in cozy festive clothing, in order to avoid landing in the audacious claws of the Yule cat.",
          "ref": "2004 December 12, Elínrós Líndal, “Jólaföt á smáfólkið”, in Morgunblaðið, →ISSN, →OCLC:",
          "text": "Í slíkum undirbúningi skiptir máli að fjölskyldan fjárfesti í huggulegum hátíðarklæðum, til að komast hjá því að lenda í bíræfnum klóm jólakattarins.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "the Yule cat: a monster known for eating children who do not receive clothes for Christmas."
      ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "monster",
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        ]
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        "(mythology) the Yule cat: a monster known for eating children who do not receive clothes for Christmas."
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjouːlaˌkʰœhtʏr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jólaköttur"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "not getting new garments for Christmas",
      "word": "fara í jólaköttinn"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "af"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From jól (“Christmas”) + köttur (“cat”).",
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    {
      "form": "jólakattar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólakettir",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "jólaköttur",
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    },
    {
      "form": "jólakötturinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólakettir",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "jólakettirnir",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "jólakött",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólaköttinn",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "jólaketti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "form": "jólakettina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólaketti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "jólakettinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "jólaköttum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "jólaköttunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "jólakattar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "jólakattarins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólakatta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jólakattanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
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        {
          "english": "Did you get new clothes for Christmas or are you going in the Yule cat this year?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "In such preparations it is hugely important that the family invests in cozy festive clothing, in order to avoid landing in the audacious claws of the Yule cat.",
          "ref": "2004 December 12, Elínrós Líndal, “Jólaföt á smáfólkið”, in Morgunblaðið, →ISSN, →OCLC:",
          "text": "Í slíkum undirbúningi skiptir máli að fjölskyldan fjárfesti í huggulegum hátíðarklæðum, til að komast hjá því að lenda í bíræfnum klóm jólakattarins.",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjouːlaˌkʰœhtʏr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jólaköttur"
}

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