"cat" meaning in Irish

See cat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɑt̪ˠ/ [Aran, Munster], /kat̪ˠ/ [Mayo, Ulster], /kʊt̪ˠ/ [Cois-Fharraige]
Etymology: From Old Irish catt, from Proto-Celtic *kattos or from Latin cattus, possibly even Proto-Germanic *kattuz. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|catt}} Old Irish catt, {{inh|ga|cel-pro|*kattos}} Proto-Celtic *kattos, {{cog|gem-pro|*kattuz}} Proto-Germanic *kattuz Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|cait|||||||nominative plural|cait|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} cat m (genitive singular cait, nominative plural cait), {{ga-noun|m|cait|cait}} cat m (genitive singular cait, nominative plural cait) Inflection templates: {{ga-decl-m1|c|at|ait}}, {{ga-mut}} Forms: cait [genitive, singular], cait [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], cat [indefinite, nominative, singular], cait [indefinite, nominative, plural], a chait [indefinite, singular, vocative], a chata [indefinite, plural, vocative], cait [genitive, indefinite, singular], cat [genitive, indefinite, plural], cat [dative, indefinite, singular], cait [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an cat [definite, nominative, singular], na cait [definite, nominative, plural], an chait [definite, genitive, singular], na gcat [definite, genitive, plural], leis an gcat [dative, definite, singular], don chat [dative, definite, singular], leis na cait [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], cat [mutation, mutation-radical], chat [lenition, mutation], gcat [eclipsis, mutation]
  1. cat (domestic feline; member of the Felidae) Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Cats, Felids Synonyms: cut [Cois-Fharraige]
    Sense id: en-cat-ga-noun-REemrBrn Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: caitín (english: catkin), cat crainn (english: pine marten), cat Manannach (english: Manx cat), cat mara (english: catfish), catach (english: curly-haired) [adjective], catachas (english: heat (in a cat)), catán, catsúil (english: ogle), catúil (english: feline) [adjective], fearchat (english: tomcat), liopardchat (english: leopard-cat)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "cat Manannach"
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          "english": "catfish",
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        },
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          "english": "curly-haired",
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
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          "word": "catachas"
        },
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        },
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        },
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          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
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        },
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          "word": "fearchat"
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        }
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            "Cois-Fharraige"
          ],
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        }
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      "tags": [
        "Aran",
        "Munster"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/kat̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Mayo",
        "Ulster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʊt̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Cois-Fharraige"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    },
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "definite",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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