anticat

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ cat.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æt

Adjective

anticat (not comparable)

  1. Opposing or disliking cats.
    • 2015, Dalton Conley, Parentology:
      While Jews were targeted for retribution, it really does take a village to create an epidemic: had the Catholic Church not gone on an anticat crusade (thinking the felines were manifestations of Satan), the whole thing could have been avoided […]
  2. (immunology, of an antibody) Reacting with the immunoglobins found in cats.

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German antiquiert.

Adjective

anticat m or n (feminine singular anticată, masculine plural anticați, feminine and neuter plural anticate)

  1. (obsolete) antiquated

Declension

Declension of anticat
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite anticat anticată anticați anticate
definite anticatul anticata anticații anticatele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite anticat anticate anticați anticate
definite anticatului anticatei anticaților anticatelor

References

  • anticat in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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