Etymology

From Old Norse kǫttr, from Late Latin cattus ‎(“domestic cat”), from Latin catta, from Afro-Asiatic (compare Nubian, Berber [script needed] ‎(kaddîska, “wildcat”)), from Late Egyptian [script needed] ‎(čaute), feminine of [script needed] ‎(čaus, “jungle cat, African wildcat”), from earlier Egyptian [script needed] ‎(tešau, “female cat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰœʰtːʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -œʰtːʊɹ