catta

Latin

Etymology

Typically thought to be related to cattus, in which case see that entry and cat for more.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkat.ta/

Noun

catta f (genitive cattae); first declension

a cat
- Baruch 6:21 (Vulgate):
  supra corpus eorum et supra caput volant noctuae et hirundines et aves etiam similiter et cattae
  owls, and swallows, and other birds fly upon their bodies, and upon their heads, and cats [sit on them] in like manner

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	catta	cattae
Genitive	cattae	cattārum
Dative	cattae	cattīs
Accusative	cattam	cattās
Ablative	cattā	cattīs
Vocative	catta	cattae

Related terms

cattus m

Descendants

Corsican: ghjatta
Eastern Romance:
- Aromanian: *catã
  - ⇒ Aromanian: cãtushi, cãtushe, cãtushã
- Romanian: *cată
  - ⇒ Romanian: cătușă
Emilian: gàta
Franco-Provençal: chatta
Italian: gatta
Navarro-Aragonese: [Term?]
- Aragonese: gata
Old French: chate
- Middle French: chatte
  - French: chatte
- Tourangeau: chatte
- Walloon: chate
Old Leonese: [Term?]
- Asturian: gata
- Mirandese: gata
Old Occitan: [Term?]
- Catalan: gata
Old Portuguese: gata
- Galician: gata
- Portuguese: gata
Old Spanish: [Term?]
- Spanish: gata
Piedmontese: gata, ciata
Rhaeto-Romance:
- Friulian: gjate
- Romansch: giatta
Sicilian: jatta
Venetian: gata
→ Byzantine Greek: κάττα (kátta)
- Greek: γάτα (gáta)
→ Celtic: *kattā f
- Brythonic: *kaθ
  - Breton: kazh, kaz
  - Cornish: kath, cath
  - Welsh: cath
→ Germanic: *kattō f
- Old English: catte
  - Middle English: catte
- Old Frisian: katte
  - North Frisian: kaat, kåt
  - West Frisian: kat
- Old Saxon: katta
  - Middle Low German: katte
    - Dutch Low Saxon: katte
    - German Low German: Katt, Katte
      Plautdietsch: Kautt, Kaut
- Old Dutch: *katta
  - Middle Dutch: catte
    - Dutch: kat
      - Afrikaans: kat
        → Xhosa: ikati
        → Zulu: ikati
    - Limburgish: kat
    - West Flemish: katte
- Old High German: *katta, kazza
  - Middle High German: katze
    - Alemannic German: Chatz, Chazz, Chats
      Alsatian: Kàtz
      
      Walser: chatza, chatzu, chatzò, chàzzà
    - Bavarian: ckozza, khoze, kòtze, Katz
      Cimbrian: katze, khatz, khatza
      
      Mòcheno: kòtz
    - Central Franconian:
      Hunsrik: Katz
    - German: Katze
    - Luxembourgish: Kaz
    - Rhine Franconian:
      Pennsylvania German: Katz
    - Yiddish: קאַץ‎ (kats)
- Old Norse: ketta
  - Faroese: ketta
  - Norwegian: katte, kjette
  - Old Swedish: kætta
    - Swedish: katta
  - Westrobothnian: kaatt, kjaatt

References

catta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
catta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
catta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
catta in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Old Saxon

Noun

catta f

Alternative spelling of katta

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