kotě

See also: kote, kótě, kōte, and koťĕ

Czech

Alternative forms

  • kůtě (dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kotě, from Proto-Slavic *kotę. By surface analysis, kot (“cat”) (dialectal) +‎ -ě. Compare Polish kocię.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkocɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ocɛ
  • Hyphenation: ko‧tě

Noun

kotě n (diminutive koťátko)

  1. kitten (young cat)
  2. (colloquial, expressive) baby, a pretty girl

Declension

Declension of kotě (t-stem neuter)
singular plural
nominative kotě koťata
genitive kotěte koťat
dative kotěti koťatům
accusative kotě koťata
vocative kotě koťata
locative kotěti koťatech
instrumental kotětem koťaty

Further reading

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • kótě

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kotę.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkoci̯ɛ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkocɛ/

Noun

kotě n (diminutive koťátko)

  1. kitten (young cat)

Declension

Declension of kotě (t-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative kotě kotětě koťata
genitive kotěte koťatú koťat
dative kotěti koťatma koťatóm
accusative kotě kotětě koťata
vocative kotě kotětě koťata
locative kotěti koťatú kotětech
instrumental kotětem koťatma koťaty
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
  • kotenec

Descendants

  • Czech: kotě, kůtě (dialectal)

Further reading

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