"köttur" meaning in Icelandic

See köttur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkʰœhtʏr/
Rhymes: -œhtʏr Etymology: Inherited from Old Norse kǫttr. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|is|non|kǫttr|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Norse kǫttr, {{inh+|is|non|kǫttr}} Inherited from Old Norse kǫttr Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} köttur m (genitive singular kattar, nominative plural kettir) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|m,ar,ir.unumut.imut.accpli:u􂀿archaic or literary􂁀|deriv=m,ar,ir.unumut.imut}} Forms: kattar [genitive, singular], kettir [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], köttur [indefinite, nominative, singular], kötturinn [definite, nominative, singular], kettir [indefinite, nominative, plural], kettirnir [definite, nominative, plural], kött [accusative, indefinite, singular], köttinn [accusative, definite, singular], ketti [accusative, indefinite, plural], köttu [accusative, archaic, indefinite, literary, plural], kettina [accusative, definite, plural], ketti [dative, indefinite, singular], kettinum [dative, definite, singular], köttum [dative, indefinite, plural], köttunum [dative, definite, plural], kattar [genitive, indefinite, singular], kattarins [definite, genitive, singular], katta [genitive, indefinite, plural], kattanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a cat Wikipedia link: is:köttur Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Cats
    Sense id: en-köttur-is-noun-UeRnQVYH Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Derived forms: kattardýr, húsköttur, jólaköttur, flækingsköttur, stórköttur, villiköttur, í myrkri eru allir kettir gráir, allir kettir eru gráir í myrkri, fara í hund og kött, ganga um einhvers staðar eins og grár köttur, vera eins og grár köttur einhvers staðar (english: be a frequent visitor somewhere, be always hanging around the place), kaupa köttinn í sekknum (english: to be sold a pig in a poke), fara í kringum eins og köttur í kringum heitan graut (english: to beat around the bush), leika sér að eins og köttur að mús (english: to play cat and mouse), fara í hund og kött (english: to go haywire), ekki upp í nös á ketti (english: insufficient, not enough to fill a cat's nostril)

Inflected forms

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      },
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kattar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kettir",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "köttur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kötturinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kettir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kettirnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kött",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "indefinite",
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      "form": "kettina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ketti",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "köttum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "kattar",
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    },
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      "form": "kattarins",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katta",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kattanna",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "is",
          "name": "Cats",
          "orig": "is:Cats",
          "parents": [
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            "Carnivores",
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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          "word": "kattardýr"
        },
        {
          "word": "húsköttur"
        },
        {
          "word": "jólaköttur"
        },
        {
          "word": "flækingsköttur"
        },
        {
          "word": "stórköttur"
        },
        {
          "word": "villiköttur"
        },
        {
          "word": "í myrkri eru allir kettir gráir"
        },
        {
          "word": "allir kettir eru gráir í myrkri"
        },
        {
          "word": "fara í hund og kött"
        },
        {
          "word": "ganga um einhvers staðar eins og grár köttur"
        },
        {
          "english": "be a frequent visitor somewhere, be always hanging around the place",
          "word": "vera eins og grár köttur einhvers staðar"
        },
        {
          "english": "to be sold a pig in a poke",
          "word": "kaupa köttinn í sekknum"
        },
        {
          "english": "to beat around the bush",
          "word": "fara í kringum eins og köttur í kringum heitan graut"
        },
        {
          "english": "to play cat and mouse",
          "word": "leika sér að eins og köttur að mús"
        },
        {
          "english": "to go haywire",
          "word": "fara í hund og kött"
        },
        {
          "english": "insufficient, not enough to fill a cat's nostril",
          "word": "ekki upp í nös á ketti"
        }
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        "a cat"
      ],
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          "cat"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʰœhtʏr/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-œhtʏr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "köttur"
}
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      "word": "kattardýr"
    },
    {
      "word": "húsköttur"
    },
    {
      "word": "jólaköttur"
    },
    {
      "word": "flækingsköttur"
    },
    {
      "word": "stórköttur"
    },
    {
      "word": "villiköttur"
    },
    {
      "word": "í myrkri eru allir kettir gráir"
    },
    {
      "word": "allir kettir eru gráir í myrkri"
    },
    {
      "word": "fara í hund og kött"
    },
    {
      "word": "ganga um einhvers staðar eins og grár köttur"
    },
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      "english": "be a frequent visitor somewhere, be always hanging around the place",
      "word": "vera eins og grár köttur einhvers staðar"
    },
    {
      "english": "to be sold a pig in a poke",
      "word": "kaupa köttinn í sekknum"
    },
    {
      "english": "to beat around the bush",
      "word": "fara í kringum eins og köttur í kringum heitan graut"
    },
    {
      "english": "to play cat and mouse",
      "word": "leika sér að eins og köttur að mús"
    },
    {
      "english": "to go haywire",
      "word": "fara í hund og kött"
    },
    {
      "english": "insufficient, not enough to fill a cat's nostril",
      "word": "ekki upp í nös á ketti"
    }
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      "form": "kattar",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "kettir",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "köttur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "kötturinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kettir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kettirnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kött",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "köttinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ketti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kettina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ketti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kettinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "köttum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "köttunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kattar",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kattarins",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kattanna",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "rhymes": "-œhtʏr"
    }
  ],
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}

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