Spat

See also: Appendix:Variations of "spat"

German

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃpaːt/
  • Audio:(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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