Masculine
Kater
Meaning
tomcat, tom, male cat
Opposite of
Katzenweibchen, weibliche Katze, Katze
Synonyms
Hangover
Alkoholintoxikation
schwerer Kopf
Veisalgia
postalkoholisches Intoxikationssyndrom
leichte Alkoholvergiftung
dicker Schädel
Haarspitzenkatarrh
dicker Kopf
Pantoffeltiger
junges Mädchen
Translations
chat
gato
gatto
gato
kater
γάτος
kedi
gatFrequency
Dialects
Aargau
röiel
Basel-Landschaft
kaater
Basel-Landschaft
maudi
Basel-Landschaft
raiel
Basel-Landschaft
rolli
St. Gallen
röllì
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkaː.tɐ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German katere, from Old High German kataro, from Proto-West Germanic *kataʀō (“male cat; tomcat”), akin to Yiddish קאָטער (koter), German Low German Kater, Dutch kater, Saterland Frisian Koater, English caterwaul, Luxembourgish Kueder.
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