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Icelandic translation: köttur


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:cat
Icelandic translation:köttur
Entered by: Antoinette Verburg
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15:39 Apr 21, 2002
English to Icelandic translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: cat
animal
franois
köttur
Explanation:
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Antoinette Verburg
Netherlands
Local time: 18:29
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3 +3köttur
Antoinette Verburg
5Köttur
Ingimar Helgason


  

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köttur


Explanation:
See references.


    Reference: http://riddik.home.mindspring.com/Words.html
    Reference: http://www.mailbag.com/users/hmonson/worldcat.htm
Antoinette Verburg
Netherlands
Local time: 18:29
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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agree  Johann Kristjansson: I agree. This translation is correct if you are talking about the domestic animal. If you are talking about bigger animals, like lions or pumas, other words must be used.
56 mins

agree  JoGunn
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agree  Birgir Davidsson
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Köttur


Explanation:
cat: köttur
animal: dýr

phonetic transcription: [khöhtYr]




Ingimar Helgason
Local time: 17:29
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