Spat

See also: Appendix:Variations of "spat"

German

Alternative forms

  • Spath (obsolete), Spatt (obsolete, chiefly etymology 2)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃpaːt/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːt
  • Homophone: spart (some speakers)

Etymology 1

    From Middle High German spāt (less often also spăt, possibly by confusion with etymology 2 below). There are no known cognates, but probably related to Span (“shaving, clipping”).

    Noun

    Spat m (strong, genitive Spates or Spats, plural Spate or (dated) Späte)

    1. (geology) spar
    2. (mathematics) parallelepiped
    Declension
    Declension of Spat [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Spat die Spate, Späte
    genitive eines des Spates, Spats der Spate, Späte
    dative einem dem Spat, Spate1 den Spaten, Späten
    accusative einen den Spat die Spate, Späte

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Hyponyms
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • → Dutch: spaat
    • → French: spath
    • → Italian: spato
    • → Polish: szpat (“spar”)
    • → Russian: шпат (špat)
    • → Spanish: espato

    Etymology 2

      From Middle High German spat. Cognate with Dutch spat, Middle Low German spat (whence Swedish spatt etc.). Further origin unknown. Relation with the Romance word in English spavin is dubious. Has also been compared to Ancient Greek σπαδών (spadṓn, “spasm”).

      Noun

      Spat m (strong, genitive Spates or Spats, no plural)

      1. (equestrianism, veterinary medicine) spavin (horse disease caused by an ulcer in the leg)
      Declension
      Declension of Spat [sg-only, masculine, strong]
      singular
      indef. def. noun
      nominative ein der Spat
      genitive eines des Spates, Spats
      dative einem dem Spat, Spate1
      accusative einen den Spat

      1Now rare, see notes.

      Derived terms
      Descendants

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