paten

From Middle English patene, from Old French patene, from Latin patina, from Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē). Doublet of patina, patine, and patena.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpætən/
• Homophones: patten, Patton; pattern (most non-rhotic accents)

paten (plural patens)

1. (Christianity) The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist.
   • 1980, Colin Thubron, Seafarers: The Venetians, page 41:

     An enameled miniature of Christ is set in the center of a jeweled alabaster paten, the plate that holds the bread during Communion services.

2. (archaeology) Any shallow dish found in an archaeological site.

• Penta, penta-

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpatɛn/ [ˈpa.t̪ɛn]
• Rhymes: -atɛn
• Syllabification: pa‧ten

From Dutch patent (“patent”), from Middle French patente, from lettres patentes (“letter in which a privilege is granted”), from Latin littera patens.

patèn (plural paten-paten)

1. (law, business) patent

Borrowed from Malay (Medan) [Term?].

patèn (comparative lebih paten, superlative paling paten)

1. (colloquial) great

   Synonym: hebat

2. (colloquial) good

   Synonym: bagus

3. (colloquial) cool

   Synonym: keren

4. (colloquial) steady

   Synonym: mantap

• “paten” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

paten

1. alternative form of patyn

paten

1. alternative form of patene

Borrowed from French patin.

• IPA^(key): [pɑ.ten]

paten (definite accusative pateni, plural patenler)

1. roller skate

• “paten”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “paten”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı