Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en katt

cat/ˈkatː/

Meaning

cat

In Swedish: husdjuret Felis ocreata domestica; kisse

Forms

Forms of katt
Singular, indefiniteen katt
Singular, definitekatten
Plural, indefinitekatter
Plural, definitekatterna

katt is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor katt, den stora katten. Check another noun

Practise katt

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Is it en katt or ett katt?

katt in a sentence

  • Hon klappade katten
    She petted the cat
  • Du Nisse, har du matat katten?
    Hey Nisse, have you fed the cat?
  • Katter äter kattmat
    Cats eat cat food
  • När en katt jamar så låter det "mjau"
    When a cat meows, it sounds like "meow" [The verb differs from the interjection]
  • Katter spinner när de njuter
    Cats purr when they are enjoying themselves
  • Katten fräste och klöste min arm
    The cat hissed and scratched my arm
  • Katter har morrhår som fungerar som "känselspröt"
    Cats have whiskers that serve as "feelers"
  • en katt som lapar mjölk
    a cat lapping milk

Questions

What does katt mean in English?

katt means “cat”.

Is it en katt or ett katt?

It is en katt, and “the cat” is katten.

What is the plural of katt?

The plural of katt is katter, and the definite plural is katterna.

Similar words

kissekisse-kattkissemiss

Origin

From Old Swedish katter, from Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta.

Nearby common words

katt is number 1,418 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary