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katt.

a cat

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkatː/

  1. a cat

    common-gender
    Hon klappade katten
    Du Nisse, har du matat katten?

  2. a sexually attractive woman

    common-gender · slang

  3. a cat-o'-nine-tails

    common-gender · rare

  4. euphemistic form of fan

    common-gender · euphemistic · form-of
    Katten också!
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish katter, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta. Usage as a minced oath due to the association in folklore between cats and the forces of darkness.

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