# кат
## Belarusian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian катъ (kat). Cognate with Polish kat, Russian кат (kat) and Ukrainian кат (kat).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kat]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

кат • (kat) m pers (genitive ка́та, nominative plural ка́ты, genitive plural ка́таў)
* executioner
* (figurative) a ruthless killer, a butcher

#### Declension

$^1$Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

### References

* “кат” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
* “кат”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
* Bulyka, A. M., editor (1996), “катъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 15 (катъ – коречный), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 3

## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kat]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -at

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *katъ.

#### Noun

кат • (kat) m
* (dated) span, turn
* way, turn, order (in enumeration or classification)
    Synonyms: ред (red), поря́дък (porjádǎk)

##### Derived terms

* отка́т (otkát, “recoil”)
* прока́т (prokát, “profile, design”) (technical)
* скат (skat, “cliff”)

##### Related terms

* ката́я (katája, “to span”)

#### References

* “кат²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قات (kat).

#### Noun

кат • (kat) m
* (low colloquial) storey, floor
    Synonym: етаж (etaž)
* (low colloquial) layer, thickness
    Synonyms: слой (sloj), пласт (plast), (dialectal) сяд (sjad)
* (low colloquial) set of clothes, suit, change
    Synonym: чифт (čift)

##### Declension
#### References

* “кат¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “кат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

### Etymology 3

From Proto-Slavic *kato.

#### Preposition

кат • (kat)
* (poetic) Alternative form of като́ (kató)

#### Conjunction

кат • (kat)
* (poetic) Alternative form of като́ (kató)

##### Related terms

* как (kak, “how”), ка́ко (káko, “in such a way”)

#### References

* “кат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

### Anagrams

* акт (akt), так (tak)

## Kyrgyz
### Etymology

From Arabic خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ, “script; handwriting; written character”).

### Noun

кат • (kat) (Arabic spelling قات)
* letter (written message)

#### Declension
## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kat]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ.

#### Noun

кат • (kat) m (plural катови, diminutive катче)
* corner

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قات (kat).

#### Noun

кат • (kat) m (relational adjective катен)
* floor, storey (level)
    Synonym: спрат (sprat)

##### Declension
## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kat]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -at

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *katъ.

#### Noun

кат • (kat) m anim (genitive ка́та, nominative plural ка́ты, genitive plural ка́тов)
* (historical) executioner

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch kat.

#### Noun

кат • (kat) m inan (genitive ка́та, nominative plural ка́ты, genitive plural ка́тов)
* (nautical) cat
    кат-ба́лка ― kat-bálka ― cathead

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic قات (qāt).

#### Noun

кат • (kat) m inan (genitive ка́та, nominative plural ка́ты, genitive plural ка́тов)
* (botany) khat

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from English cut.

#### Noun

кат • (kat) m inan (genitive ка́та, nominative plural ка́ты, genitive plural ка́тов)
* (computing) cut (livejournal cut, <lj-cut>, which allows you to hide all or part of your entry behind a link)

### Etymology 5

Borrowed from Korean 갓 (gat).

#### Noun

кат • (kat) m inan (genitive ка́та, nominative plural ка́ты, genitive plural ка́тов)
* gat (a traditional Korean hat made of horsehair, once worn by married gentlemen)

##### Declension
### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кат”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قات (kat).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kât/

### Noun

ка̏т m (Latin spelling kȁt)
* (Croatia) floor, story

#### Synonyms

* (Bosnia, Serbia): sprȁt

### References

* “кат”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
* Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 400

## Southern Altai
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *kat (“layer”). Cognate with Kazakh қат (qat), Kyrgyz кат (kat), Crimean Tatar qat, Karachay-Balkar къат (qat), Kumyk къат (qat), Bashkir ҡат (qat), Tatar кат (qat), Turkmen gat, Uzbek qat, Uyghur قات (qat), Shor қат, Western Yugur qat, etc.

#### Noun

кат • (kat)
* layer

#### References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “кат”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

### Etymology 2

From Arabic خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ, “script; handwriting; written character”). Cognate with Kazakh хат (xat), Kyrgyz кат (kat), Kumyk хат (xat), Bashkir хат (xat), Tatar хат (xat), Turkmen hat, Uzbek xat, Uyghur خەت (xet), etc.

#### Noun

кат • (kat)
* letter

#### References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “кат”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

### Etymology 3

From Proto-Turkic *Kat (“berry”). Cognate Kyrgyz кат (kat), Tuvan кат (kat), etc.

#### Noun

кат • (kat)
* berry

#### References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “кат”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

## Tuvan
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *Kat (“berry”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /qat/

### Noun

кат • (kat) (definite accusative катты, plural каттар)
* berry
    Бо арыгда кат хөй. ― Bo arıgda kat xöy. ― There are a lot of berries in this forest.

#### Derived terms

* честек-кат (çestek-kat)

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Polish kat.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kat]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

кат • (kat) m pers (genitive ка́та, nominative plural кати́, genitive plural каті́в)
* executioner
* (figurative) a ruthless killer, a butcher
* (derogatory) devil, evil force

#### Derived terms

* катува́ти impf (katuváty)

### References

* ↑ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “кат”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 401
   * Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2015), “кат”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (зга́га – ква́рта), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
   * “кат”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1973), “кат”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (І – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 116
* “кат”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “кат”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)

## Yagnobi
### Etymology

From Sogdian 𐼋𐼚𐼀𐼋 (ktʾk⁩), from Proto-Iranian *kátah. Compare Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬙𐬀 (kata, “house, room”), Bactrian καδαγο (kadago, “house, household”).

### Noun

кат (kat)
* house
    Ман кат аноки хаст.Man kat anok-i xast.My house is in another place.