скат

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Bulgarian

Крайбрежни скатове при Калиакра

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sъkatъ, probably via the intermediate Russian скат (skat).

Noun

скат (skatm (relational adjective ска́тен)

  1. (literally) upward slope, ascent
    Synonym: нанаго́рнище (nanagórnište)
    Antonym: (dialectal) сляз (sljaz)
  2. steep, cliff
    Synonyms: стръмнина́ (strǎmniná), отве́с (otvés), (dialectal) върло́ (vǎrló)

Declension

References

  • скат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • скат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

 скат on Russian Wikipedia
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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -at
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъkatъ. Verbal noun from скати́ть (skatítʹ).

Noun

скат (skatm inan (genitive ска́та, nominative plural ска́ты, genitive plural ска́тов)

  1. slope, incline
    • 1897, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], chapter I, in В родном углу; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., At Home, 1916:
      На друго́й день Ве́ра до́лго гуля́ла о́коло до́ма. Сад, ста́рый, некраси́вый, без доро́жек, располо́женный неудо́бно, по ска́ту, был соверше́нно забро́шен: должно́ быть, счита́лся ли́шним в хозя́йстве.
      Na drugój denʹ Véra dólgo guljála ókolo dóma. Sad, stáryj, nekrasívyj, bez doróžek, raspolóžennyj neudóbno, po skátu, byl soveršénno zabróšen: dolžnó bytʹ, sčitálsja líšnim v xozjájstve.
      Next day Vera spent a long time walking round the house. The garden, which was old and unattractive, lying inconveniently upon the slope, had no paths, and was utterly neglected; probably the care of it was regarded as an unnecessary item in the management.
  2. rolling down
  3. (automotive) tire/tyre
  4. (rail transport) a set of wheelsets (e.g. a pair of wheelsets for one bogie)
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk skate f (according to Vasmer).

Noun

скат (skatm anim (genitive ска́та, nominative plural ска́ты, genitive plural ска́тов)

  1. ray, skate (a marine fish of the order Batoidea with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)
Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Skat, from Italian scasto.

Pronunciation

Noun

ска̏т m (Latin spelling skȁt)

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

References

  • скат”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024