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kot

//ˈkɔt/ | [ˈkɔt]/
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    cat (any mammal of the genus Felis)
  2. 2.
    cat, tomcat (male Felis catus)
  3. 3.
    type of game
    • dać kota

      to win at this game

    • dostać kota

      to lose at this game

  4. 4.
    colloquialdust bunny (clump of dust that accumulates indoors)
  5. 5.
    slangrookie (inexperienced recruit)
  6. 6.
    slanghare (any mammal of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears)
    • W istocie, kot czuł s tyłu myśliwych i psiarnie, Rwał w pole, słuchy wytknął jak dwa różki sarnie

      In very truth, the hare felt behind it the hunters and the pack; it was making for the field; it stretched out behind it its ears like two deer's horns [transl. by George Rapall Noyes]

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kotъ.

Forms

  • kocicafeminine
  • kotkafeminine
  • kotekdiminutive
  • kocuraugmentative
  • kociskoaugmentative
  • kociadjective
Nominative
Singular
kot
Plural
koty
Genitive
Singular
kota
Plural
kotów
Dative
Singular
kotu
Plural
kotom
Accusative
Singular
kota
Plural
koty
Instrumental
Singular
kotem
Plural
kotami
Locative
Singular
kocie
Plural
kotach
Vocative
Singular
kocie
Plural
koty

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