kåt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kat"

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian katte (cognates include Föhr-Amrum North Frisian kaat and West Frisian kat), from Late Latin cattus (“domestic cat”), from Latin catta, from Afroasiatic; see English cat.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɒt/

Noun

kåt f (plural kåte)

  1. (Mooring) cat

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kāter, from Old Norse kátr, from Proto-Germanic *kanhtaz. Cognate with Danish kåd, Norwegian Bokmål kåt and Norwegian Nynorsk kåt. Possibly also related to Latin gaudeō (“I rejoice”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːt/, [ˈkʰoːt]

Adjective

kåt (comparative kåtare, superlative kåtast)

  1. (colloquial, somewhat vulgar) horny (sexually aroused)
    Synonym: (humorous) pilsk
    1. (by extension, colloquial) who wants something very bad
      Sluta vara så jävla kåt på bollen och försvara istället!
      Stop fucking hogging the ball and defend instead!
  2. (obsolete) jolly, glad, cheerful

Declension
Inflection of kåt
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular kåt kåtare kåtast
Neuter singular kåt kåtare kåtast
Plural kåta kåtare kåtast
Masculine plural3 kåte kåtare kåtast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 kåte kåtare kåtaste
All kåta kåtare kåtaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

(horny): kåtbock
(who wants something very bad): bollkåt, målkåt

References
  • kåt in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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