lekatt
Swedish
Etymology
Compound of katt and a prefix of unknown origin. Cognate with Danish lækat.
Noun
lekatt c
- (archaic) ermine, Mustela erminea
- Synonym: hermelin
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | lekatt | lekatts |
| definite | lekatten | lekattens | |
| plural | indefinite | lekatter | lekatters |
| definite | lekatterna | lekatternas |
References
- lekatt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lekatt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lekatt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- lekatt in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)