What is cat in Irish?

The Irish language word for 'cat,' but the Irish phonetic translation sounds like “Cot.” Confuse everyone!
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How do you say Kitten in Irish?

The Irish for a duckling is 'lachín'. A 'puisín' is a kitten in Irish.
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How do you say I have a cat in Irish?

I have a cat. Tá madra agam.
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What is cat in Scottish Gaelic?

"catti" is Scottish Gaelic. "
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What is meow in Irish?

The Irish for meow is 'míáú'.
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How to say "I have a cat" in Irish Gaelic



How do you call a cat in Russian?

Koshka is the general translation for cat, but it can also mean female cat. Kot is male cat. Kotyata is kittens, and kotyonok is kitten.
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What is the Celtic word for love?

'Grá' is the Irish word for love

In Irish, depending on the context, spellings of words also change. Therefore, very often, you will see different spellings of the same word. For example, the word for love is 'grá,' and in some contexts, it is spelled 'ghrá. '
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How do you pronounce Puisin?

Pronunciation
  1. (Munster) IPA: /pˠɪˈʃiːnʲ/
  2. (Connacht) IPA: /ˈpˠɪʃiːnʲ/
  3. (Ulster) IPA: /ˈpˠɪʃinʲ/
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What does dog mean in Irish?

The Irish Gaelic word for “dog” is “madra,” and there are other Gaelic dog-related words that might make great names for your pet. These include 'Madigan' (meaning 'little dog'), Murphy (meaning 'hound of the sea'), and Conan (meaning 'hound').
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How do you say black cat in Irish?

And how about the black cat, and the word 'black” itself: an cat dubh (dubh, black). There are two main pronunciations of “dubh” in Irish: duv (with the “u” similar to English “put”) or, in the North, “doo” (with the long “u” sound of “pool” or Irish “úll“).
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What does boy mean in Irish?

buachaill. More Irish words for boy. giobóg noun. boy, scarecrow. giolla noun.
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Where does the term moggy come from?

The word moggy is primarily used in the United Kingdom as a slang word for cat. You might see the variations “moggy”, “moggie”, or “mog”, which all mean the same thing. The expression originates from old British, where it was used to describe an ordinary cat or a cat that looked untidy.
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Is Stardenburdenhardenbart a word?

'Stardenburdenhardenbart' is originated from Germany. things for example "I love you" "hey", "look at me", "come here". It's used to get the attention of animals.
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What is the ancient Greek word for cat?

Etymology. From Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (aílouros, “cat”).
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What is cat in Gypsy language?

"Muca" is the Romanian Gypsy word for a cat.
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Why do Irish say Feck?

Feck as a verb once meant “keep a look out”, maybe from Irish feic. And then there is the Irish slang feck “steal, take”, which the Chambers Dictionary of Slang says may originate in Old English feccan “to fetch, gain, take”, or German fegen “to plunder”.
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What is the most Irish thing to say?

Here are 15 Irish expressions to break out on St. Paddy's Day:
  1. May the road rise up to meet you. ...
  2. Sláinte! ...
  3. What's the craic? ...
  4. May the cat eat you, and may the devil eat the cat. ...
  5. Two people shorten the road. ...
  6. Story horse? ...
  7. On me tod. ...
  8. Acting the maggot.
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How do the French call a cat?

How do you Say Cat in French? The common synonym for “un chat” is “un minou”. The common synonym for “une chatte” is “une minette”.
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How do you say cat in Egyptian?

TIL that the Egyptian word for cat is Mau, and is pronounced 'Meow'
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What do they call cats in England?

In British English, they are often referred to as moggies. If you want simple, house cat and alley cat often connote mixed breed, especially the latter, but are technically terms describing where the cat lives, not its ancestry.
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What's the Irish word for wolf?

The Irish word for wolf is Mac Tíre meaning literally "Son of the Country(side)" and association with human transformation linger. Whilst some consider this to be imported, there are many references in Irish mythology to lycanthropes and changing to other animal forms.
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