chait

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See also: Chait and Cháit

Bourguignon

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Etymology

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From Late Latin cattus.

Noun

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chait m (plural chaits, feminine chaite)

  1. cat

Champenois

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French chat, from Late Latin cattus. Cognate with French chat, Bourguignon chait, Lorrain tchat, Picard cat, Norman cat, Walloon tchet, Franco-Provençal chat and Occitan gat.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ʃɛ/

Noun

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chait m (plural chaits, feminine chaite)

  1. (Troyen) cat

References

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  • Jean Daunay, Parlers de Champagne, 1998
  • Baudouin, Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (Ville-sous-la-Ferté), 1887

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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chait

  1. Lenited form of cait.

Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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chait

  1. Lenited form of cait.

Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cait chait
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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chait

  1. Aspirate mutation of cait.