Spat

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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
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  • 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)
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