German

Alternative forms

• Katz (chiefly in idioms)
• Katz'

Noun

Katze f ‎(genitive Katze, plural Katzen, diminutive Kätzchen n or Kätzlein n, feminine Kätzin, masculine Kater)

1. house cat, Felis silvestris catus
2. (specifically) a female housecat
3. cat (any member of the genus felis)
4. (astronomy) the constellation Felis

Usage notes

• Katze is the common term to refer to a cat (both male and female ones). The derived form Kätzin is mostly restricted to poetic language and technical language.

Declension

Synonyms

• (house cat): Hauskatze

Hyponyms

(any cat):

• Großkatze ‎(“member of Pantherinae”)
• Kleinkatze
• Kater ‎(“a male cat”)

Derived terms