Catouse

/ˈkætaʊs/ noun

Definition

A drinking vessel or cup, often made of metal or pottery, used for serving beverages like ale or cider.

Etymology

From Middle English 'cat' (uncertain origin, possibly from Old Norse) combined with 'ouse' meaning a drinking cup; the term emerged in medieval times to describe various drinking vessels.

Kelly Says

The word 'catouse' reveals how medieval English speakers named everyday objects by combining simple words—much like how modern English creates new tech terms by mashing together old words, except back then it stuck around for centuries!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል ቤት
en-k-u-laal be-et
ARالعربية
بيت القطط
bayt al-qitṭ
BNবাংলা
মেয়েদের বাড়ি
meyeder baari
CACatalà
casa de gat
ka-sa deh gat
CSČeština
kočičí dům
ko-chi-ci dum
DADansk
kattehus
kat-te-hus
DEDeutsch
Katzenhaus
kat-zen-haus
ELΕλληνικά
σπίτι γάτας
s-piti ga-tas
ESEspañol
casa de gatos
ka-sa deh ga-tos
FAفارسی
خانه گربه
khaane gorbeh
FISuomi
kissatalo
kis-si-talo
FRFrançais
chateau de chat
sha-to duh shah
GUGU
બેલ્લિયુંનું મકાન
be-lli-yun-nu-ma ka-na-n
HAHA
gidan kwayar
gi-dan kwa-yar
HEעברית
בית חתול
bayit chatul
HIहिन्दी
बिल्ली का घर
bil-li ka ghar
HUMagyar
macska ház
macs-ka ha-z
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumah kucing
rumah kucing
IGIG
nzu ịkọ
nzu i-ko
ITItaliano
casa dei gatti
ka-za dei gat-ti
JA日本語
猫の家
neko no ie
KKKK
қошқар үйі
qosh-qar uy-i
KMKM
ផ្ទះស្ត្រី
pht-ha-h str-ei
KO한국어
고양이 집
go-yang-i jip
MRMR
मांजराची घरा
ma-an-ja-ra-chi ghara
MSBahasa Melayu
rumah kucing
rumah kucing
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော် ကျွန်တော်
kyun-ta-w kyun-ta-w
NLNederlands
kattenhuis
kat-ten-huis
NONorsk
kattehjem
kat-teh-jem
PAPA
ਬਿੱਲੀ ਦਾ ਘਰ
bil-li da ghar
PLPolski
dom dla kotów
dom dla kotow
PTPortuguês
casa de gato
ka-za deh ga-toh
RORomână
casa de pisici
ka-za deh pi-si-chi
RUРусский
кошачий дом
ko-sha-chiy dom
SVSvenska
kattstuga
kat-stu-ga
SWKiswahili
nyumba ya paka
nyu-mba ya pa-ka
TAதமிழ்
பூனை வீடு
poo-nai veedu
TEతెలుగు
కేటెట్ల ఇంటి
ke-te-l-la in-ti
THไทย
บ้านแมว
baan maew
TLTL
bahay pusa
ba-hay pu-sa
TRTürkçe
kedi evi
keh-di eh-vi
UKУкраїнська
кітча будинок
kitcha budynok
URاردو
بلیہ کا گھر
bili ka ghar
VITiếng Việt
nhà mèo
nha meo
YOYO
ile-eko
i-le-e-ko
ZH中文
猫屋
māo wū
ZUZU
indlu yezinkomo
in-dlu ye-zin-ko-mo

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