"katze" meaning in Middle High German

See katze in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkat͡sːə/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE)
Etymology: Inherited from Old High German kazza. Etymology templates: {{etymon|gmh|:inh|goh:kazza<id:cat>|id=cat|text=+}} Inherited from Old High German kazza. Head templates: {{gmh-noun|f}} katze f Inflection templates: {{gmh-ndecl|f.weak}} Forms: weak [table-tags], ein [indefinite, nominative, singular], diu [definite, nominative, singular], katze [nominative, noun, singular], die [definite, nominative, plural], katzen [nominative, noun, plural], einer [genitive, indefinite, singular], dër [definite, genitive, singular], katzen [genitive, noun, singular], dër [definite, genitive, plural], katzen [genitive, noun, plural], einer [dative, indefinite, singular], dër [dative, definite, singular], katzen [dative, noun, singular], dën [dative, definite, plural], katzen [dative, noun, plural], eine [accusative, indefinite, singular], die [accusative, definite, singular], katzen [accusative, noun, singular], die [accusative, definite, plural], katzen [accusative, noun, plural]
  1. cat Tags: feminine
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Chatz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Chats"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Chazz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Chaz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "tags": [
        "Alsatian"
      ],
      "word": "Kàtz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "chatza"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "chatzu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "chatzò"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Walser"
      ],
      "word": "chàzzà"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "katze"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "khatz"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "khatza"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Mòcheno",
          "lang_code": "mhn",
          "word": "kòtz"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "lang_code": "bar",
      "word": "ckozza"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "katze"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "khatz"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "khatza"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Mòcheno",
          "lang_code": "mhn",
          "word": "kòtz"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "bar",
      "word": "khoze"
    },
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      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "katze"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "khatz"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "khatza"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Mòcheno",
          "lang_code": "mhn",
          "word": "kòtz"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "lang_code": "bar",
      "word": "kòtze"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "katze"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "khatz"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "khatza"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Mòcheno",
          "lang_code": "mhn",
          "word": "kòtz"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "lang_code": "bar",
      "word": "Katz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "word": "Katze"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "lang_code": "lb",
      "word": "Kaz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "kats",
      "word": "קאַץ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "goh:kazza<id:cat>",
        "id": "cat",
        "text": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old High German kazza.",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old High German kazza.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmh-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "katze f",
      "name": "gmh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f.weak"
      },
      "name": "gmh-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "gmh",
          "name": "Cats",
          "orig": "gmh:Cats",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Sô diu katze vriʒʒet vil, zehant sô hevet si ir spil.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cat"
      ],
      "id": "en-katze-gmh-noun-d693i1Gr",
      "links": [
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkat͡sːə/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "katze"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Chatz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Chats"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Chazz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Chaz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "tags": [
        "Alsatian"
      ],
      "word": "Kàtz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "chatza"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "chatzu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "chatzò"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Walser"
      ],
      "word": "chàzzà"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "katze"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "khatz"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "khatza"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Mòcheno",
          "lang_code": "mhn",
          "word": "kòtz"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "lang_code": "bar",
      "word": "ckozza"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "katze"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "khatz"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "khatza"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Mòcheno",
          "lang_code": "mhn",
          "word": "kòtz"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "lang_code": "bar",
      "word": "khoze"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "katze"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "khatz"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "khatza"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Mòcheno",
          "lang_code": "mhn",
          "word": "kòtz"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "lang_code": "bar",
      "word": "kòtze"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "katze"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "khatz"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "lang_code": "cim",
          "word": "khatza"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Mòcheno",
          "lang_code": "mhn",
          "word": "kòtz"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Bavarian",
      "lang_code": "bar",
      "word": "Katz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "word": "Katze"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "lang_code": "lb",
      "word": "Kaz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "kats",
      "word": "קאַץ"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "goh:kazza<id:cat>",
        "id": "cat",
        "text": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old High German kazza.",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old High German kazza.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmh-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "katze f",
      "name": "gmh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f.weak"
      },
      "name": "gmh-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle High German entries with etymology texts",
        "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle High German feminine nouns",
        "Middle High German lemmas",
        "Middle High German nouns",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Old High German",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Middle High German terms with usage examples",
        "Middle High German weak feminine nouns",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for translations of Middle High German usage examples",
        "gmh:Cats"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Sô diu katze vriʒʒet vil, zehant sô hevet si ir spil.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkat͡sːə/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "katze"
}

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