gatta

== English == === Noun === gatta (plural gattas) (South Africa, slang) A police officer. == Afrikaans == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈχa.ta/ === Noun === gatta (plural gattas) (Cape Afrikaans) police officer, cop == Italian == === Etymology === From Late Latin catta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡat.ta/ Rhymes: -atta Hyphenation: gàt‧ta === Noun === gatta f (plural gatte, masculine gatto) queen (female cat), she-cat sex kitten ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== gatto == Sicilian == === Alternative forms === 'atta (apheretic variant) jatta (semiconsonant variant) atta, iatta (eye dialect, non-orthographic) === Etymology === From the sonorization of Late Latin catta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔat.ta/ (guttural pronunciation, mostly western) IPA(key): /ˈjat.ta/ (semiconsonant pronunciation, mostly eastern) Hyphenation: gàt‧ta === Noun === gatta f (plural gatti) A cat, regardless of whether male or female. A female cat. A domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. Synonyms: gattuzza, gattareḍḍa; see also Thesaurus:gatta ==== Usage notes ==== Unlike Italian, in Sicilian the generic name for the Felis catus species is inflected in the feminine, just as in Italian the male tiger still comes out with the feminine gender la tigre (cfr. also Sicilian a trighi). ==== Coordinate terms ==== gattu ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ====