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Cath¹

  • /kæθ/

Rhymes with -æθ

Where it comes from

Clipping of Catherine.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Catherine.

cath²

Where it comes from

Clippings of various words, based on their shared prefix cath-, primarily from Ancient Greek κᾰθ’ (kăth’), κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ, whence English cata-); the cath- in cathinone is from Catha, the genus name of Catha edulis, a Latinization of Arabic قات (qāt), the plant's native name (whence English khat).

noun caths

  1. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of cathode
  2. abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of catheter
  3. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of cathinone
  4. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of Catholic

verb caths · cathing · cathed

  1. abbreviation, ambitransitive, clipping, informal Clipping of catheterize (“to insert a cath(eter) into a cavity”). At the spina bifida camp, we've had about twenty-five kids lining up outside the "Med Shed," needing to be cathed before breakfast.

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"cath." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cath. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cath. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cath

Chicago

"cath." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cath.

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@misc{cath_2026,
  title = {cath},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cath},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}