catnap

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• General-American: /ˈkætˌnæp/
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• CMU ARPABET: K AE1 T N AE2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From cat + nap. Named in reference to the feline habit of taking multiple, brief, and light naps throughout the day to conserve energy, rather than sleeping for one long, uninterrupted block.

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kattuz Proto-West Germanic *kattu Old English catt Middle English cat English cat English -nap English catnap From cat + -nap.

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: дрямка (drjamka) — a brief, light sleep
• Faroese: blundur — a brief, light sleep
• Finnish: nokoset — a brief, light sleep
• German: Nickerchen — a brief, light sleep
• Greek: υπνάκος (ypnákos) — a brief, light sleep
• Italian: pisolino — a brief, light sleep
• Māori: moe kinikini — a brief, light sleep
• Norwegian: høneblund — a brief, light sleep
• Persian: چاشتخواب — a brief, light sleep
• Portuguese: soneca — a brief, light sleep
• Russian: коро́ткий сон (korótkij son) — a brief, light sleep
• Spanish: siestecita — a brief, light sleep
• Spanish: sueñecito — a brief, light sleep
• Swedish: tupplur — a brief, light sleep
• Turkish: tavşan uykusu — a brief, light sleep
• Ottoman Turkish: اویقو (uyku) — a brief, light sleep
• German: schlummern — to take a short nap
• Italian: fare un sonnellino — to take a short nap
• Māori: hāmoemoe — to take a short nap
• Māori: moe kinikini — to take a short nap