cat, dog

    • Hi,
    In Dutch:
    cat = kat
    dog = hond
    [Dutch 'dog' refers to a kind of dog, e.g. Deense dog (lit. Danish dog, I think E. Great Dane), Duitse dog (German), etc.]

    Frank
     
    Hi Setwale.:)
    You certainly know these words in Russian, but I'll add them to the list - just in case.
    cat - кот (male)/кошка (female)
    dog - пес (male)/собака (can be both male and female).

    Finnish:
    cat - kissa
    dog - koira
     
    In Italian:

    Cat - gatto
    Dog - cane

    EDIT: I add the difference in gender:
    Cat- gatto (male)
    gatta (female)
    Dog - cane (male)
    cagna (female)--> this is not so widely used to refer to the animal itself (the meaning of cagna is really negative because it can refer to a prostitute).
     
    Catalan
    Dog: gos (male) /gossa (female)
    Cat: gat (male) /gata (female)
    Portuguese
    Cão (male) /Cadela (female)
    Gato (male) /Gata (female)
    French
    Chien (male) /Chienne (female)
    Chat(male)/ Chatte (female)
    Arabic
    Kalb
    QiTT / qiTTa
    Latin
    Canis
    Catus, Felis
    Danish
    Hund
    Kat
    Japanese
    Dog: inu , ken (Akita ken, Nihon ken) ; banken:"guard dog"
    Cat: neko

    *Negui isn't correct.
     
    In Serbian:

    cat - mačka (female and species); mačak/mačor (male)
    dog - pas (male and species); kuja/ kučka (female, but can be offensive like english bitch).
     
    In Irish
    cat - cat (pronounced c/o/th)
    dod - madra (pronounced mod/ rah) or gadhar (pronounced guy/err, with the emphasis on the guy)
     
    femmejolie said:
    Arabic
    Kalb كلب
    QiTT قط/ qiTTa قطة
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    I have added the Arabic spellings in case you are interested.

    In Palestinian Arabic, "cat" is بسة (bisse) [occasionally also بس (bis)]. "Dog" is the same as in standard Arabic.
     
    I'll reuse Maja's post. ;)

    In Slovene:

    cat - mačka (female and species); maček (male)
    dog - pes (male and species); psica (female), kuzla(female derogative, offensive like english bitch).
     
    Arabic:

    Cat - قط/قطة (qiTTun/qiTTatun)
    Dog - كلب (kalb)

    Gujarati:

    Cat - બિલાડી (bilaadi)
    Dog - કૂતરો (kuutro)

    Hindi:

    Cat - बिल्ली (billii)
    Dog - कुत्ता (kuttaa)

    Urdu:

    Cat - بلى (billii)
    Dog - كتا (kuttaa)

    French:

    Cat - chat(e)
    Dog - chien(ne)

    German:

    Cat - Katze
    Dog - Hund
     
    Setwale_Charm said:
    In Azeri:
    cat - pisik
    dog - it (yeah, funny, I know)
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    In Turkish we use it too. However, it often contains an unlovely emotion. I mean, people normally use the word köpek but say it when they don't like that animal particullarly. It is for insulting a dog i think. :)

    Additionally, we have another word for cat which is pisi. Pisi is often used in a childish and cute manner. For instance, parents could say to their child "pisiye bak, ne şirin" (look at the pisi, how cute it is) instead of "kediye bak, ne şirin".

    Lastly, we call cats making the sound "pisipisipisipisi" :D
     
    Honour said:
    In Turkish we use it too. However, it often contains an unlovely emotion. I mean, people normally use the word köpek but say it when they don't like that animal particullarly. It is for insulting a dog i think. :)

    Additionally, we have another word for cat which is pisi. Pisi is often used in a childish and cute manner. For instance, parents could say to their child "pisiye bak, ne şirin" (look at the pisi, how cute it is) instead of "kediye bak, ne şirin".

    Lastly, we call cats making the sound "pisipisipisipisi" :D
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    It is pişik actually, I forgot the special character.
     
    Polish:

    Singular
    Pies - dog
    Kot - cat

    Plural
    Psy - dogs
    Koty - cats

    female dog - suka
    femate cat - kotka

    small dog - szczenię
    small cat - kocię, kotek

    when dogs give birth they: się szczenią
    when cats give birth they: się kocą
    (interesingly fishes also się kocą)

    Dogs bark with hau
    Cats "say" miau

    You whistle for a dog
    To call a cat you say kici kici

    Hope this is enough for you :)

    I heard, that in Italian there is also micio for a cat, not only gatto. Is that true? Google search returns positive.

    Michał
     
    robbie_SWE said:
    Really!? It looks similar to the Romanian word for cat, which is actually an onomatopoetic construction. I wonder how it could be so close!!??

    :) robbie
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    Robbie, have you seen the post from Honour? It is the same in Turkish also... We use the same sounds to call a cat: "pisi pisi pisi" ("pisi" being a diminutive from "pisica" = cat) Actually they are used to call a girl's attention too, but...

    Anyway, these threads are to me one more proof that words "travel" a lot!
     
    mcibor said:
    I heard, that in Italian there is also micio for a cat, not only gatto. Is that true? Google search returns positive.
    Michał
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    Yep, it's true, but there's a difference in usage.
    "Gatto" is the standard word, free from any particular connotation; "Micio" is often used in childish speech (or when trying to imitate it), along with it's diminutive "cute" form micetto.
    So, if a mother is at the park with her young child and she wishes to call a cat, she may say "micio, micio, qui micio!", or even just refer to the cat by "micio". But for all other intents and purposes we use "gatto". (e.g. cat food = cibo per gatti).
    Enjoy posting:)
     
    Hi,
    In Vietnamese:
    dog = con chó.
    black dog = con chó mực.
    cat = con mèo.
    black cat = con mèo mun.
     
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