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The presence of two variants in Old Skundavisk, the original u-stem ''kattu'' and the innovated alternative a-stem ''katta'', explains the two possible genitives and plurals in the modern language. Northern speakers tend to use ''katts'' for both the genitive and the plural more often, while the Southern speakers use '' | The presence of two variants in Old Skundavisk, the original u-stem ''kattu'' and the innovated alternative a-stem ''katta'', explains the two possible genitives and plurals in the modern language. Northern speakers tend to use ''katts'' for both the genitive and the plural more often, while the Southern speakers use ''kætt'' and ''kætte'' more frequently. | ||
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Skundavisk
Etymology
From Middle Skundavisk katt, from Old Skundavisk katta, kattu, from Halmisk kattu, kattuŕ, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /kʰat/
Noun
katt m. (class 1 or 3a, genitive katts or kætt, plural katts or kætte)
- cat
- The katt feng een mous.
- The cat caught a mouse.
- The katt feng een mous.
Usage notes
The presence of two variants in Old Skundavisk, the original u-stem kattu and the innovated alternative a-stem katta, explains the two possible genitives and plurals in the modern language. Northern speakers tend to use katts for both the genitive and the plural more often, while the Southern speakers use kætt and kætte more frequently.