Oblate

• IPA^(key): /oˈblaːtə/ (Germany)
• IPA^(key): /ˈoːb̥laːtɛ/, /oˈb̥laːtɛ/ (Austria)

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• Rhymes: -aːtə

From Middle High German oblāte f, oblāt f, from Old High German oblāta, from Late Latin oblāta (“offered”), past participle of offerō.

Oblate f (genitive Oblate, plural Oblaten)

1. (Roman Catholicism) consecrated wafer, host (small thin round piece of unleavened bread)
2. wafer (a pastry consisting of thin round wafers with a sweet filling)

• Hostie

From Middle High German oblāt m, from Late Latin oblātus (“person dedicated to religious life”), a nominal use of the past participle of offerō (“I offer”).

Oblate m (weak, genitive Oblaten, plural Oblaten, feminine Oblatin)

1. (Roman Catholicism) oblate

• “Oblate” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Oblate” in Duden online
• “Oblate” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Oblate” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.