"cat" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /kat/, /ˈkat(ə)/ Forms: cattes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English catt (“male cat”), catte (“female cat”), this is in turn from Proto-Germanic *kattuz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|catt||male cat}} Old English catt (“male cat”), {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*kattuz}} Proto-Germanic *kattuz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cat, {{enm-noun|cattes}} cat (plural cattes)
  1. cat (feline) Categories (lifeform): Carnivores, Felids, Mammals Synonyms: badde, catt, catte, cate, kat, katte, kaat
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