kath

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *katsa, cognate with Hittite [Term?] (/kattu/, spiteful), Old Irish cath (id), Tocharian A kat (destruction), Old Norse hǫðr (war, slaughter). The sense development went from 'infection, disease' to 'protuberance'.

Noun

kath m (indefinite plural kathë, definite singular kathi, definite plural kathët)

  1. infected pimple, protuberance (in the eye)
Synonyms

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kaθ, from Proto-Celtic *kattā.

Pronunciation

  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [kaːθ]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [kæːθ]

Noun

kath f (plural kathes)

  1. cat

Mutation

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