"qattus" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ʔatˈtuːs/ Audio: LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-qattus.wav Forms: qtates [plural], qattusa [feminine], qtajtes [diminutive]
Etymology: Inherited from dialectal Maghrebi Arabic (compare Tunisian Arabic قَطُّوس (qaṭṭūs), Libyan Arabic قَطُّوس (gaṭṭūs)), from a Berber language, probably from Latin cattus (compare Maltese fellus, a Berber word from Latin pullus, though there are apparently Nubian words for cat that might also explain the -s in qattus). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|-}} Arabic, {{cog|aeb|قَطُّوس|tr=qaṭṭūs}} Tunisian Arabic قَطُّوس (qaṭṭūs), {{cog|ayl|قَطُّوس|tr=gaṭṭūs}} Libyan Arabic قَطُّوس (gaṭṭūs), {{der|mt|ber|-}} Berber, {{der|mt|la|cattus}} Latin cattus, {{m+|mt|fellus}} Maltese fellus, {{m+|la|pullus}} Latin pullus, {{m|mt||qattus}} qattus Head templates: {{mt-noun|dim=qtajtes|f=qattusa|g=m|p=qtates}} qattus m (plural qtates, feminine qattusa, diminutive qtajtes)
  1. cat (male, domestic species) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-qattus-mt-noun-giUAJjOe
  2. Euphemistic form of qaddis: one's way of thinking Tags: euphemistic, form-of, masculine Form of: qaddis (extra: one's way of thinking) Categories (lifeform): Felids
    Sense id: en-qattus-mt-noun-dZQjjQh7 Disambiguation of Felids: 25 75 Categories (other): Maltese euphemisms, Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ferħ

Inflected forms

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