schat

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sxɑt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: schat
  • Rhymes: -ɑt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch schat, from Old Dutch *skat, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt, from Proto-Germanic *skattaz.

Noun

schat m (plural schatten, diminutive schatje n)

  1. a treasure, amassed valuables
  2. a rich (varied, rare, large …) collection or find (regardless of intrinsic value)
  3. honey, darling, sweet person (term of endearment)
    Synonyms: bout, lieveling, lieverd, schattebout, schattepatat
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: skat
  • Negerhollands: skat
  • Papiamentu: skat

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

schat

  1. inflection of schatten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *skat, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt.

Noun

schat m

  1. (amount of) money
  2. treasure, large amount of wealth
  3. treasury
  4. valuable
  5. estimate, appraisal

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative schat schatte
accusative schat schatte
genitive schats schatte
dative schatte schatten

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • scat”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “schat”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English sċeatt, sċeat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃat/, /ʃɛt/

Noun

schat (Early Middle English)

  1. Money, cash, currency; monetary or fiscal wealth.
  2. Wares, possessions, property; that which is owned.
  3. (rare) A bit or section of something.

Descendants

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