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masculine

/ˈɡato/

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Translation

cat

Word origin

From Late Latin cattus ('cat'). The same root gives English cat.

Origin: Latin
Root: cattus
English cognates: cat

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralgatos

Examples

My cat sleeps all day.

We adopted a cat from the shelter.

There is something fishy going on here.

cuela .

The neighbour's cat is always sneaking into my garden.

I bought a new toy for the cat.

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This word is part of lesson 19.