Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cath

/kæθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: cath
IPA: /kæθ/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the female given name Catherine.

noun

Clipping of cathode.

noun

Clipping of catheter.

Informal

noun

Clipping of cathinone.

noun

Clipping of Catholic.

verb

Clipping of catheterize (“to insert a cath(eter) into a cavity”).

Informal

Example Sentences

"At the spina bifida camp, we've had about twenty-five kids lining up outside the "Med Shed," needing to be cathed before breakfast."
"Unlike Sharon, Sherry Adele was able to return to self-cathing after delivery."

Etymology

Clipping of Catherine.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κᾰθ’,κᾰτᾰ́, قات

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

caths (plural) caths (present, singular) cathing (participle, present) cathed (participle, past) cathed (past)

Derived Forms

angiocath tradcath

Phrases

poly-cath vas cath

Frequently Paired Words

Cathy Kate

Rhymes With

path math bath wrath hath kath lath strath wath elnath snath brath

Questions

How do you pronounce cath?: The recorded pronunciation is /kæθ/.
What does cath mean?: A diminutive of the female given name Catherine.
Where does cath come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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