patta

English

Noun

patta (plural pattas)

1. Alternative form of pata (“type of sword”)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo pata (“shoe”), from Portuguese sapato (“shoe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑ.tɑ/, /ˈpɑ.taː/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

patta c (plural patta's, diminutive pattaatje n)

1. (slang, chiefly plural) shoe, in particular sneaker

Synonyms

• schoen

Estonian

Noun

patta

1. illative singular of pada

Guhu-Samane

Noun

patta

1. food

References

• Ritva Hemmilä, Orthography and Phonology Database: Islands and Momase Regions (Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1998), page 42, Guhu-Samane

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpat.ta/
• Rhymes: -atta
• Hyphenation: pàt‧ta

Etymology 1

Probably from Latin pacta, plural of pactum.

Noun

patta f (uncountable)

1. (sports) draw, tie

   fare patta ― to draw

Descendants

• → Danish: pat
  • → Icelandic: patt
• → French: pat
  • → German: Patt
  • → Greek: πατ (pat)
  • → Polish: pat
  • → Serbo-Croatian: pat
  • → Slovak: pat

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French patte.

Noun

patta f (plural patte)

1. (nautical) fluke (of an anchor)
2. fastening plate (of a windowframe, to the wall)
3. cloth grip (of a kitchen utensil), pot holder

   Synonym: presina

4. flipper (of a seal or turtle)

Etymology 3

From Lombard *paita, from Lombardic paita, from Proto-West Germanic *paidu, from Proto-Germanic *paidō (“coat, smock, shirt”). Cognate with Old High German pfeit.

Noun

patta f (plural patte)

1. flap (of a pocket)
2. fly (of trousers)

Further reading

• patta¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• patta² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• patta³ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Maltese

Etymology

Eventually derived from Latin pactus (“pact”). Compare Italian impattare (“to equalise in a game”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpat.ta/

Verb

patta (imperfect jpatti, past participle mpatti, verbal noun tpattija)

1. to pay back, requite
   1. to reward, give something in exchange
   2. to take revenge

Conjugation

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• patten

Noun

patta

1. definite feminine singular of patte

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Compare Sanskrit पत्र (patra).

Noun

patta n

1. leaf
2. wing
3. feather

Etymology 2

Compare Sanskrit पात्र (pātra).

Noun

patta m or n

1. bowl
2. alms bowl

Declension

Derived terms

• udakapatta

Etymology 3

Adjective

patta

1. past participle of pāpuṇāti (“to reach”)

Usage notes

As the second element of a compound, the initial 'p' is doubled.

Declension

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “patta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead