See also: Kate, katė, Katë, kåte, Käte, katę, kɑte, and кате

English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /keɪt/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪt

Noun

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kate (plural kates)

  1. (UK, dialect, Kent) The brambling finch, Fringilla montifringilla.

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Basque

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Etymology

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From older katea, with the final -a reinterpreted as being the definite article, from Latin catēna.

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  • IPA(key): /kate/ [ka.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Hyphenation: ka‧te

Noun

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kate inan

  1. chain (all senses)

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Czech

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kate

  1. vocative singular of kat

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kat'ëk, equivalent to kattaa (to cover) +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑteˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑte
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧te

Noun

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kate

  1. covering, roofing
    Synonym: peite
  2. (finance) funds (of a check), backing (of a banknote)
  3. (finance) contribution margin, coverage, margin
  4. (figuratively) reliability, trustworthiness (e.g. of a promise)
    Hänen lupauksillaan ei yleensä ole katetta.
    It's normal that he does not keep his promises.
  5. place setting, table setting (items of cutlery, crockery and glassware etc., arranged for a person at a dining table)
    Synonyms: kattamus, kattaus, kuvertti
  6. (medicine) plaque
  7. (agriculture) mulch (any material used to cover the top layer of soil)

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Inflection of kate (Kotus type 48*C/hame, tt-t gradation)
nominative kate katteet
genitive katteen katteiden
katteitten
partitive katetta katteita
illative katteeseen katteisiin
katteihin
singular plural
nominative kate katteet
accusative nom. kate katteet
gen. katteen
genitive katteen katteiden
katteitten
partitive katetta katteita
inessive katteessa katteissa
elative katteesta katteista
illative katteeseen katteisiin
katteihin
adessive katteella katteilla
ablative katteelta katteilta
allative katteelle katteille
essive katteena katteina
translative katteeksi katteiksi
abessive katteetta katteitta
instructive kattein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kate (Kotus type 48*C/hame, tt-t gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative katteeni katteeni
accusative nom. katteeni katteeni
gen. katteeni
genitive katteeni katteideni
katteitteni
partitive katettani katteitani
inessive katteessani katteissani
elative katteestani katteistani
illative katteeseeni katteisiini
katteihini
adessive katteellani katteillani
ablative katteeltani katteiltani
allative katteelleni katteilleni
essive katteenani katteinani
translative katteekseni katteikseni
abessive katteettani katteittani
instructive
comitative katteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative katteesi katteesi
accusative nom. katteesi katteesi
gen. katteesi
genitive katteesi katteidesi
katteittesi
partitive katettasi katteitasi
inessive katteessasi katteissasi
elative katteestasi katteistasi
illative katteeseesi katteisiisi
katteihisi
adessive katteellasi katteillasi
ablative katteeltasi katteiltasi
allative katteellesi katteillesi
essive katteenasi katteinasi
translative katteeksesi katteiksesi
abessive katteettasi katteittasi
instructive
comitative katteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative katteemme katteemme
accusative nom. katteemme katteemme
gen. katteemme
genitive katteemme katteidemme
katteittemme
partitive katettamme katteitamme
inessive katteessamme katteissamme
elative katteestamme katteistamme
illative katteeseemme katteisiimme
katteihimme
adessive katteellamme katteillamme
ablative katteeltamme katteiltamme
allative katteellemme katteillemme
essive katteenamme katteinamme
translative katteeksemme katteiksemme
abessive katteettamme katteittamme
instructive
comitative katteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative katteenne katteenne
accusative nom. katteenne katteenne
gen. katteenne
genitive katteenne katteidenne
katteittenne
partitive katettanne katteitanne
inessive katteessanne katteissanne
elative katteestanne katteistanne
illative katteeseenne katteisiinne
katteihinne
adessive katteellanne katteillanne
ablative katteeltanne katteiltanne
allative katteellenne katteillenne
essive katteenanne katteinanne
translative katteeksenne katteiksenne
abessive katteettanne katteittanne
instructive
comitative katteinenne

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kat'ëk, equivalent to kattaa (to cover) +‎ -e. Cognates include Finnish kate and Estonian kate.

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Noun

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kate

  1. cover, covering

Declension

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Declension of kate (type 6/lähe, tt-t gradation)
singular plural
nominative kate katteet
genitive katteen kattein
partitive katetta katteita
illative katteesse katteisse
inessive kattees katteis
elative katteest katteist
allative katteelle katteille
adessive katteel katteil
ablative katteelt katteilt
translative katteeks katteiks
essive katteenna, katteen katteinna, kattein
exessive1) katteent katteint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 119

Karelian

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Noun

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kate

  1. cover

Lithuanian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kɐˈtʲɛ] (instrumental singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈkaːtʲɛ] (vocative singular)

Noun

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katè f

  1. instrumental singular of katė

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kãte f

  1. vocative singular of katė

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Adjective

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kate

  1. locative singular masculine/neuter of kata, which is past participle of karoti (to do)
  2. accusative plural masculine of kata, which is past participle of karoti (to do)
  3. vocative singular feminine of kata, which is past participle of karoti (to do)

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Noun

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kate

  1. dative singular of kat