kavat

Swedish

Etymology

Unknown.

Adjective

kavat (comparative kavatare, superlative kavatast)

1. plucky

Declension

Inflection of kavat

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	kavat	kavatare	kavatast
neuter singular	kavat	kavatare	kavatast
plural	kavata	kavatare	kavatast
masculine plural2	kavate	kavatare	kavatast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	kavate	kavatare	kavataste
all	kavata	kavatare	kavataste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• kavat in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kavat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kavat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• kavat in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Turkish

Alternative forms

• gavat (misspelling)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قواد (kavad, “guide; pander”), from Arabic قَوَّاد (qawwād).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ka‧vat

Noun

kavat (definite accusative kavatı, plural kavatlar)

1. (vulgar) cuck, cuckold

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kavat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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