γάτα

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek γάτα (gáta), an 11th-century parallel form of κάττα (kátta),^[1] from Medieval Latin gatta,^[2][3] from Late Latin catta.
Or,^[4] from Hellenistic κάττα (kátta) with sound change from liaison with the accusative of the feminine article τήν (tḗn) /tin ˈkata > tiŋˈɡata > ti ˈɣata/.
The mediaeval or Hellenistic form κάττα (kátta) and the simplified spelling κάτα (káta) survives in modern form κάτα (káta), diminutives (as κατσούλα (katsoúla)), dialectal and regional. From Late Latin catta. Also see the masculine γάτος (gátos), from Late Latin cattus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.ta/
• Hyphenation: γά‧τα

Noun

γάτα • (gáta) f (plural γάτες)

1. cat (domestic species)
2. (figuratively) crafty person

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	γάτα •	γάτες •
genitive	γάτας •	γατών •
accusative	γάτα •	γάτες •
vocative	γάτα •	γάτες •

Declension of γάτα

Derived terms

• γατάκι n (gatáki, “kitten”) (diminutive)
• γατί n (gatí, “kitten”)
• γατούλα f (gatoúla, “kitty, pussycat”) (diminutive)

Related terms

• γάτος m (gátos, “tomcat”)

See also

• ψιψίνα f (psipsína, “cat”) (affectionate)
• ψι ψι n (psi psi, “kitty, puss”)

Further reading

• γάτα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

References

1. γάτα - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
2. γάτα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
3. From Italian gatta by γάτα - Andriotis (Ανδριώτης), Nikolaos Pantelis (1983) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Etymological Dictionary of Koine Neo-Hellenic] (in Greek, polytonic) 3rd ed. (1st ed. 1951), Thessaloniki: Aristotelian University, the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
4. γάτα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language