Kater

See also: kater, katër, and kąter

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaː.tɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Ka‧ter

Etymology 1

From Middle High German katere, from Old High German kataro, from Proto-Germanic *katazô (“male cat; tomcat”), akin to German Low German Kater, Dutch kater, Saterland Frisian Koater, English caterwaul, Luxembourgish Kueder.

Noun

Kater m (genitive Katers, plural Kater, feminine Katze or Kätzin)

  1. tomcat, tom, male cat
    Synonym: Katzenmännchen, männliche Katze
    Antonym: Katzenweibchen, weibliche Katze, Katze
Declension
Declension of Kater
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kater die Kater
genitive eines des Katers der Kater
dative einem dem Kater den Katern
accusative einen den Kater die Kater

Etymology 2

Alteration of Katarr (“catarrh”) by folk etymology.

Noun

Kater m (genitive Katers, plural Kater)

  1. hangover
    Synonym: Katzenjammer
  2. sore muscle
Derived terms

Further reading

German Low German

Alternative forms
  • Koter (Bremensch, Noord-Barnimsch, Stader Geest)

Etymology

From Middle Low German kāter, from Old Saxon *kataro, from Proto-Germanic *katazô (“male cat; tomcat”), akin to German Kater, Dutch kater, West-Veluws Dutch Low Saxon kaoter, Plautdietsch Koter, Kota.

Noun

Kater m (plural Katers, feminine Katt)

  1. tomcat, male cat, he-cat

Hypernyms
  • Katt (in the sense cat)

Derived terms
  • katerbunt

Further reading
  • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
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