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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Skat.
Pronunciation
Noun
skat (countable and uncountable, plural skats)
- (uncountable) A trick-taking card game for three players, popular in Germany.
- (countable) A widow of two cards in the game of skat.
- (UK, dialect) Alternate spelling of scat: a brisk shower of rain, driven by the wind.
Translations
widow of two cards in the game of skat
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch schat, from Middle Dutch schat, from Old Dutch *skat, from Proto-Germanic *skattaz.
Noun
skat (plural skatte, diminutive skatjie)
- treasure
- honey, darling, sweet person
- Synonyms: skattebol, skattie
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Dutch schatten.
Verb
skat (present skat, present participle skatende, past participle geskat)
- to estimate
- 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)
- treasure
- (uninflected) term of address for loved one (significant other, close friend/relative etc.); honey, sweetie
Declension
Synonyms
- (endearing term of address): skatter
Noun
skat c (singular definite skatten, plural indefinite skatter)
- tax
Inflection
References
Old Saxon
skatt, scat
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *skatt (“treasure, money”).
Pronunciation
Noun
skat m
- treasure, money, wealth
- tax
Derived terms
Descendants
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Skat, from Italian scartare.
Pronunciation
Noun
skȁt m (Cyrillic spelling ска̏т)
- a type of card game played with 3 players, popular in Germany
References
- “skat”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024