cattus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === catus gatus === Etymology === Unknown; perhaps borrowed from a Nilo-Saharan or Afroasiatic language, compare Nubian kadīs (“cat”), Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ, “cat, tomcat”), Classical Syriac ܩܛܘ (qaṭṭu, “cat”), or possibly a Wanderwort, compare Proto-Uralic *käďwä (“female (of a fur animal)”) and Proto-Germanic *kattuz. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkat.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkat.tus] === Noun === cattus m (genitive cattī); second declension (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) a cat Synonyms: aelūrus, fēlēs, mūriceps, mūrilegus, mūsiō, pilāx ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== catta f ==== Descendants ==== === References ===