katze

See also: Katze

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• khatz, khatza

Etymology

From Old High German kazza, earlier *katta, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus.

Noun

katze f

1. (Tredici Comuni) cat

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German kazza, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from *kattuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈkatt͡s̄ə/

Noun

katze f

1. cat

   Sô diu katze vriʒʒet vil, zehant sô hevet si ir spil.

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Declension

Declension of katze (feminine, weak)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	diu	katze	die	katzen
genitive	einer	dër	katzen	dër	katzen
dative	einer	dër	katzen	dën	katzen
accusative	eine	die	katzen	die	katzen

Descendants

• Alemannic German: Chatz, Chats, Chazz, Chaz, Kàtz (Alsatian), chatza, chatzu, chatzò, chàzzà (Walser)
• 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)

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “katze”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
• "katze" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)