katu

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See also: katú, katü, katů, kåtü, and кату

Basque

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin cattus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /katu/ [ka.t̪u]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atu
  • Hyphenation: ka‧tu

Noun

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katu inan or anim

  1. (animate) cat
  2. (animate) catfish
  3. (inanimate) jack
  4. (inanimate, colloquial) drunkenness
  5. (inanimate) trigger of a gun

Declension

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • katu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • katu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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katu

  1. dative/locative singular of kat

Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Swedish gata, from Old Norse gata, from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑtu/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtu
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧tu

Noun

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katu

  1. street (paved part of road in a village or a town, especially one bordered by pavements or sidewalks)

Declension

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Inflection of katu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative katu kadut
genitive kadun katujen
partitive katua katuja
illative katuun katuihin
singular plural
nominative katu kadut
accusative nom. katu kadut
gen. kadun
genitive kadun katujen
partitive katua katuja
inessive kadussa kaduissa
elative kadusta kaduista
illative katuun katuihin
adessive kadulla kaduilla
ablative kadulta kaduilta
allative kadulle kaduille
essive katuna katuina
translative kaduksi kaduiksi
abessive kadutta kaduitta
instructive kaduin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of katu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative katuni katuni
accusative nom. katuni katuni
gen. katuni
genitive katuni katujeni
partitive katuani katujani
inessive kadussani kaduissani
elative kadustani kaduistani
illative katuuni katuihini
adessive kadullani kaduillani
ablative kadultani kaduiltani
allative kadulleni kaduilleni
essive katunani katuinani
translative kadukseni kaduikseni
abessive kaduttani kaduittani
instructive
comitative katuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative katusi katusi
accusative nom. katusi katusi
gen. katusi
genitive katusi katujesi
partitive katuasi katujasi
inessive kadussasi kaduissasi
elative kadustasi kaduistasi
illative katuusi katuihisi
adessive kadullasi kaduillasi
ablative kadultasi kaduiltasi
allative kadullesi kaduillesi
essive katunasi katuinasi
translative kaduksesi kaduiksesi
abessive kaduttasi kaduittasi
instructive
comitative katuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative katumme katumme
accusative nom. katumme katumme
gen. katumme
genitive katumme katujemme
partitive katuamme katujamme
inessive kadussamme kaduissamme
elative kadustamme kaduistamme
illative katuumme katuihimme
adessive kadullamme kaduillamme
ablative kadultamme kaduiltamme
allative kadullemme kaduillemme
essive katunamme katuinamme
translative kaduksemme kaduiksemme
abessive kaduttamme kaduittamme
instructive
comitative katuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative katunne katunne
accusative nom. katunne katunne
gen. katunne
genitive katunne katujenne
partitive katuanne katujanne
inessive kadussanne kaduissanne
elative kadustanne kaduistanne
illative katuunne katuihinne
adessive kadullanne kaduillanne
ablative kadultanne kaduiltanne
allative kadullenne kaduillenne
essive katunanne katuinanne
translative kaduksenne kaduiksenne
abessive kaduttanne kaduittanne
instructive
comitative katuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative katunsa katunsa
accusative nom. katunsa katunsa
gen. katunsa
genitive katunsa katujensa
partitive katuaan
katuansa
katujaan
katujansa
inessive kadussaan
kadussansa
kaduissaan
kaduissansa
elative kadustaan
kadustansa
kaduistaan
kaduistansa
illative katuunsa katuihinsa
adessive kadullaan
kadullansa
kaduillaan
kaduillansa
ablative kadultaan
kadultansa
kaduiltaan
kaduiltansa
allative kadulleen
kadullensa
kaduilleen
kaduillensa
essive katunaan
katunansa
katuinaan
katuinansa
translative kadukseen
kaduksensa
kaduikseen
kaduiksensa
abessive kaduttaan
kaduttansa
kaduittaan
kaduittansa
instructive
comitative katuineen
katuinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

Descendants

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  • Ingrian: katu

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Guaraní

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Etymology

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Cognate with Old Tupi katu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kaˈtu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: ka‧tu

Noun

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katu

  1. ability

Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Finnish katu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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katu

  1. Synonym of uulitsa (street)

Declension

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Declension of katu (type 4/koivu, t- gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative katu kaut
genitive kaun kattuin, katuloin
partitive kattua katuja, katuloja
illative kattuu kattui, katuloihe
inessive kaus kauis, katulois
elative kaust kauist, katuloist
allative kaulle kauille, katuloille
adessive kaul kauil, katuloil
ablative kault kauilt, katuloilt
translative kauks kauiks, katuloiks
essive katunna, kattuun katuinna, katuloinna, kattuin, katuloin
exessive1) katunt katuint, katuloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

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  • N. A. Dyachkov (2021) Русско-Ижорский разговорник [Russian-Ingrian phrasebook]‎[2], page 16

Old Tupi

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *katu, from Proto-Tupian *katˀu.

    Adjective

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    katu (noun form katu)

    1. good (acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral)
      Akûeî kunhã i katu.
      That woman is good.
    2. great (very big)
    3. great (very good)
    4. straight (not crooked, curly, or bent)
    5. clean
    6. graceful; posh
      Synonym: aysó
    7. delicate

    Declension

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    Adverb

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    katu

    1. well (accurately; competently)
      Aîkokatu.
      I live well.
    2. well (to a significant degree)
    3. precisely; exactly
    4. totally; fully
    5. namely; specifically
    6. indeed; truly

    Derived terms

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    Noun

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    katu (possessable)

    1. well-being

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    Pali

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    Alternative forms

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    Noun

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    katu m

    1. a sacrifice, oblation

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    Pitjantjatjara

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    Etymology

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    From the noun kata.

    Adjective

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    katu

    1. high

    Polish

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈka.tu/
    • Rhymes: -atu
    • Syllabification: ka‧tu

    Noun

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    katu

    1. dative singular of kat
      Synonym: katowi

    Further reading

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    • katu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Swahili

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    Interjection

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    katu

    1. never, not at all!

    Volapük

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    Noun

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    katu

    1. predicative singular of kat