cat
/kʰaʰt̪/masculine
The Gaelic word for cat is cat.
The word cat refers to the domestic species.
Meaning: domestic species (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word cat is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/kʰaʰt̪/
Did you know?
- In Gaelic folklore, cats were sometimes believed to be shape-shifters who could transform into humans to deceive people.
- The Gaelic cat shares the same roots as the English 'cat', both tracing back to the Late Latin 'cattus'. It is a rare instance where a word is almost identical in both languages.
- The word for 'cat' in Gaelic is a cognate with the Manx word kayt, showing the linguistic connections between the different Celtic languages.
Examples in context
- Tha cat geal aice.She has a white cat.This sentence is useful for describing possession of a white cat.Tatoeba #1515504 by Cainntear, translation #813309 by papabear
- Cha shoirbh triubhas a chur air cat.It's not easy to put breeches on a cat.This sentence uses a proverb about the difficulty of putting breeches on a cat.Tatoeba #5745698 by Catriona, translation #5745699 by Catriona
- Tha cat is cù agam. Tha an cat dubh agus tha an cù geal.I have a cat and a dog. The cat is black and the dog is white.This sentence shows how to use cat when describing the colors of a cat and a dog.Tatoeba #1526225 by Cainntear, translation #255347 by kebukebu
- Tha an luchag anns a' phusaidh.The mouse is in the cat.
Example conversation
Mairead and Callum are visiting a friend's house.
- MaireadA bheil cat agad, a Callum?Do you have a cat, Callum?
- CallumCha bother an cat ri mise.The cat doesn't mind me.
- MaireadTha an cat seo gule.This cat is ginger.
- CallumIs e cat glè chudan a th' ann.It is a very clever cat.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cat” translations and entries cat, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
