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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxɑt/
- 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)
- a treasure, amassed valuables
- a rich (varied, rare, large …) collection or find (regardless of intrinsic value)
- honey, darling, sweet person (term of endearment)
- Synonyms: schattebout, schattepatat
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
schat
- inflection of schatten:
- first/second/third-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *skat, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt.
Noun
schat m
- (amount of) money
- treasure, large amount of wealth
- treasury
- valuable
- estimate, appraisal
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English sċeatt, sċeat.
Pronunciation
Noun
schat (Early Middle English)
- Money, cash, currency; monetary or fiscal wealth.
- Wares, possessions, property; that which is owned.
- (rare) A bit or section of something.
Descendants
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