lekatt

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of katt and a prefix of unknown origin. Cognate with Danish lækat.

Noun

lekatt c

1. (archaic) ermine, Mustela erminea

   Synonym: hermelin

Declension

Declension of lekatt

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lekatt	lekatts
	definite	lekatten	lekattens
plural	indefinite	lekatter	lekatters
	definite	lekatterna	lekatternas

References

• lekatt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lekatt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lekatt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• lekatt in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)