skat

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See also: Skat, Skät, скат, and скать

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Skat.

Pronunciation

Noun

skat (countable and uncountable, plural skats)

  1. (uncountable) A trick-taking card game for three players, popular in Germany.
  2. (countable) A widow of two cards in the game of skat.

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

skat (plural skatte, diminutive skatjie)

  1. treasure
  2. honey, darling, sweet person
    Synonyms: skattebol, skattie
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Dutch schatten.

Verb

skat (present skat, present participle skatende, past participle geskat)

  1. to estimate
  2. to appraise

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse skattr, from Proto-Germanic *skattaz (“cattle, goods, wealth”).

Pronunciation

Noun

skat c (singular definite skatten, plural indefinite skatte)

  1. treasure
  2. (uninflected) term of address for loved one (significant other, close friend/relative etc.); honey, sweetie

Declension

Declension of skat
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skat skatten skatte skattene
genitive skats skattens skattes skattenes

Synonyms

  • (endearing term of address): skatter

Noun

skat c (singular definite skatten, plural indefinite skatter)

  1. tax

Inflection

Declension of skat
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skat skatten skatter skatterne
genitive skats skattens skatters skatternes

References

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

skatt, scat

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skatt (“treasure, money”).

Pronunciation

Noun

skat m

  1. treasure, money, wealth
  2. tax

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: schat

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Skat, from Italian scartare.

Pronunciation

Noun

skȁt m (Cyrillic spelling ска̏т)

  1. a type of card game played with 3 players, popular in Germany

References

  • “skat” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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