catta in Latin

IPA: [ˈkat.ta] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkat.ta] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: The feminine counterpart to cattus; see there for further information. Head templates: {{la-noun|catta<1>}} catta f (genitive cattae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|catta<1>}} Forms: cattae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], catta [nominative, singular], cattae [nominative, plural], cattae [genitive, singular], cattārum [genitive, plural], cattae [dative, singular], cattīs [dative, plural], cattam [accusative, singular], cattās [accusative, plural], cattā [ablative, singular], cattīs [ablative, plural], catta [singular, vocative], cattae [plural, vocative]

Inflected forms

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{
  "etymology_text": "The feminine counterpart to cattus; see there for further information.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cattae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "catta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "catta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "catta<1>"
      },
      "expansion": "catta f (genitive cattae); first declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "catta<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "owls, and swallows, and other birds fly upon their bodies, and upon their heads, and cats [sit on them] in like manner",
          "ref": "Baruch 6:21 (Vulgate)",
          "text": "supra corpus eorum et supra caput volant noctuae et hirundines et aves etiam similiter et cattae",
          "translation": "owls, and swallows, and other birds fly upon their bodies, and upon their heads, and cats [sit on them] in like manner"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female cat"
      ],
      "id": "en-catta-la-noun-gtdg1HfI",
      "links": [
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ],
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cattus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkat.ta]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkat.ta]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "catta"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "The feminine counterpart to cattus; see there for further information.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cattae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "catta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "catta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cattae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "catta<1>"
      },
      "expansion": "catta f (genitive cattae); first declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "catta<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cattus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin feminine nouns",
        "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
        "Latin first declension nouns",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "owls, and swallows, and other birds fly upon their bodies, and upon their heads, and cats [sit on them] in like manner",
          "ref": "Baruch 6:21 (Vulgate)",
          "text": "supra corpus eorum et supra caput volant noctuae et hirundines et aves etiam similiter et cattae",
          "translation": "owls, and swallows, and other birds fly upon their bodies, and upon their heads, and cats [sit on them] in like manner"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female cat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ],
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkat.ta]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkat.ta]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "catta"
}

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"catta" meaning in Latin

Noun

Inflected forms