praat

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch praten, from Middle Dutch praten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɑːt/
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Verb

praat (present praat, present participle pratende, past participle gepraat)

  1. to talk, to speak
    Praat julle albei Duits?
    Do both of you speak German?
    Kan jy praat?
    Can you talk?

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch praet. Equivalent to a deverbal noun from praten.

Pronunciation

Noun

praat m (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) talk, talking
    Er was veel praat tijdens de vergadering.
    There was a lot of talk during the meeting.
    Na al het praat en discussie besloten ze om de plannen te wijzigen.
    After all the talk and discussion, they decided to change the plans.
    Het lijkt alleen maar lege praat.
    It seems like just empty talk.
    We hebben genoeg gehad van alle valse praat en willen actie zien.
    We've had enough of all the false talk and want to see action.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: praat
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: prat (dated)

Verb

praat

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

Anagrams

Yola

Verb

praat

  1. Alternative form of praate
    • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 14:
      But aal a bys do leigh an praat,
      But all the boys do laugh and prate,

References

  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 131
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