Definition
A stone marker or monument, possibly one marking a boundary, crossing, or significant location, particularly in Scottish English.
Etymology
From 'cat' (possibly a Scots word or personal name) plus 'stane' (Scots dialect for 'stone'); a geographical or historical term from Scottish tradition, exact etymology disputed.
Kelly Says
Scottish place names and archaeological terms like 'catstane' are incredibly mysterious—historians and archaeologists still debate what 'cat' meant in these contexts, making old stones into unsolved linguistic puzzles!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ እንቁላል
in-ssa en-k-u-lal
ARالعربية
حجر القط
ha-jar al-qit-tah
BNবাংলা
ছোটের পাথর
chho-ter pa-thar
CACatalà
pedra de gat
pee-dra deh gat
CSČeština
kamínek kočky
ka-mi-nek ko-cky
DADansk
katte sten
kat-te sten
DEDeutsch
Katzenstone
kat-zen-stone
ELΕλληνικά
πέτρα γάτας
pe-tra ga-tas
ESEspañol
piedra del gato
pee-e-dra del ga-toh
FAفارسی
سنگ گربه
sang gar-beh
FISuomi
kissankive
kis-san-ki-ve
FRFrançais
pierre de chat
pee-er deh shah
HAHA
kayan goro
ka-yan go-ro
HEעברית
אבני חתול
a-v-ni chat-ul
HIहिन्दी
बिल्ली का पत्थर
bil-li ka pat-thar
HUMagyar
macska köve
mats-ka ko-ve
IDBahasa Indonesia
batu kucing
ba-tu kucing
ITItaliano
pietra di gatto
pee-e-tra di gat-toh
KMKM
ប្រាណ ឆ្លង
bra-an ch-long
KO한국어
고양이 돌
go-yang-i dol
MRMR
केळीचा पत्थर
ke-li-cha pat-thar
MSBahasa Melayu
batu kucing
ba-tu kucing
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ တောင်
kyun-ta-w ma-yar taung
NLNederlands
katensteen
kat-en-steen
NONorsk
kattens stein
kat-tens stein
PAPA
ਬਿੱਲੀ ਦਾ ਪੱਥਰ
bil-li da pat-thar
PLPolski
kamień kota
ka-m-ien ko-ta
PTPortuguês
pedra do gato
peh-dra do ga-toh
RORomână
piatră de pisică
pee-a-tră deh pi-si-ca
RUРусский
камень кошки
ka-men koshi
SVSvenska
kattens sten
kat-tens sten
SWKiswahili
mawe ya paka
ma-we ya pa-ka
TAதமிழ்
பூனை கற்கை
poo-nai kar-kai
TEతెలుగు
కేతువు రాయి
ke-tuvu ra-i
TLTL
bato ng pusa
ba-to ng poo-sa
TRTürkçe
kedi taşı
ke-di ta-shi
UKУкраїнська
камінь кота
ka-m-i-n ko-ta
URاردو
بلی کی پتھر
bili ki pat-har
VITiếng Việt
đá mèo
da meo
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ̀ ọ̀pọ̀
e-ko o-po
ZUZU
izwi zethu
i-zwi ze-thu