batte

See also: Batte and batté

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German baten, batten, from Proto-Germanic *batāną (“to improve”), cognate with Dutch baten (“to avail”). Doublet of både.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈb̥ad̥ə]

Verb

batte (imperative bat, infinitive at batte, present tense batter, past tense battede, perfect tense har battet)

1. to have effect

Derived terms

• så det batter

References

“batte” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bat/

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Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

batte

1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of battre

Etymology 2

From English bat.

Noun

batte f (plural battes)

1. a bat (as in baseball bat)

Further reading

• “batte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Verb

batte

1. third-person singular present indicative of battere

Anagrams

• Betta

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbat.tɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbat.te]

Verb

batte

1. second-person singular present active imperative of battō

Middle English

Noun

batte

1. alternative form of bat

Middle High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈbatːə/

Verb

batte

1. alternative form of badete