kazza

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from *kattuz.

Noun

kazza f

1. cat

Declension

Declension of kazza (feminine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	kazza	kazzun
accusative	kazzūn	kazzun
genitive	kazzūn	kazzōno
dative	kazzūn	kazzōm, kazzōn

Descendants

• Middle High German: katze
  • 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

• "kazza" in Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch (6th edition 2014)