katos
The Choctaw word for cat is katos.
katos refers to the domestic species of cat.
Meaning: domestic species (noun)
Did you know?
- The word katos is a direct loanword from the Spanish word gatos.
- Choctaw verbs often change based on whether the subject is an animate being like a katos or an object.
- When describing the color of a katos, the adjective follows the noun in Choctaw, unlike the English word order.
Examples in context
- Ofi lusa yʋt katos tohbi pisa.The black dog sees the white cat.This sentence demonstrates how to describe a black dog seeing a white katos.Tatoeba #4576440 by Choctaw_Irish, translation #4576445 by Choctaw_Irish
- Katos lusa yʋt pʋlhki hosh balili.The black cat runs fast.This sentence shows a black katos running fast.Tatoeba #4554837 by Choctaw_Irish, translation #4554828 by Choctaw_Irish
- Ofi tohbi chito ʋt katos ma̱ pisa.The big white dog looks at that cat.This sentence illustrates a big white dog looking at a certain katos.Tatoeba #4554856 by Choctaw_Irish, translation #4554847 by Choctaw_Irish
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Robert and Jessica are talking about a pet in the house.
- RobertKatos pisa hosh?Is there a cat here?
- JessicaKatos vbi lusa.The cat is white.
- RobertKatos pisa pʋlhki.The cat is cute.
- JessicaKatos hosh sa.The cat is sleeping.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries katos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
