kitten
A young cat, especially before sexual maturityA young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
» Her cat had another four kittens.
Её кошка принесла ещё четверых котят.
Её кошка родила ещё четверых котят.
Значение
значений: 5A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
Kätzchen, Kätzlein, Katzenbaby
котёнокkotjónok
кошеня́košenjá
young domestic cat
A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc.
Kaninchenjunges, Rattenjunges, Igelbaby (hedgehog)
крольчо́нокkrolʹčónok, крысёнокkrysjónok, ежо́нокježónok
A moth of the genus Furcula.
(разговорное)A term of endearment, especially for a woman.
A term of endearment, especially for a woman.
(шире, разговорное)A girlfriend.
Примеры
предложений: 316Her cat had another four kittens.
Её кошка принесла ещё четверых котят.
Tom brought a kitten to school.
Том принёс в школу котёнка.
Tom found some kittens under his house.
Том нашёл у себя под домом котят.
The tiger cub looked like a large kitten.
Тигрёнок был похож на большого котёнка.
ukТигреня виглядало як велике кошеня.
deDas Tigerjunge sah wie ein großes Kätzchen aus.
The kitten couldn't get down from the tree.
Котёнок не мог спуститься с дерева.
ukКошеня не могло злізти з дерева.
deDas Kätzchen kam nicht mehr vom Baum herunter.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
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Происхождение
From Middle English kitoun, kytton, kyton, keton (“kitten”), of obscure origin. SeeminglyFrom Middle English kitoun, kytton, kyton, keton (“kitten”), of obscure origin. Seemingly from, and usually explained as being from, unattested Anglo-Norman *kitoun, *ketun (compare Old French chitoun, cheton, chaton (“kitten”), diminutive of cat, chat (“cat”)); whence Modern French chaton (“kitten”). Similar words of Germanic origin may have reinforced this word; compare English kitling (“kit, kitten”), Low German Kitten (“kitten”), Icelandic kettlingur (“kitten”), Middle English chitte ("whelp, pup", see chit). The idea that kitoun, rather than being of Anglo-Norman origin, was in fact a purely Germanic derivation from one of these words is etymologically problematic, but cannot be definitively ruled out.
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