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Spat

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "spat"

German

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Pronunciation

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]
    More information singular, plural ...

    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]
      More information singular, indef. ...

      1Now rare, see notes.

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