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cat.

cat (domestic feline; member of the Felidae)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɑt̪ˠ/Munster/kɑt̪ˠ/ ~ /kot̪ˠ/Galway/kat̪ˠ/Mayo, Ulster/kæt̪ˠ/Mayo, Ulster
  1. cat (domestic feline; member of the Felidae)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish catt, from Proto-Celtic *kattos, from either Late Latin cattus or Proto-Germanic *kattuz.

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