Patt
See also: patt
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French pat (“stalemate [in chess]”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Patt n (strong, genitive Patts, plural Patts)
- (chess) stalemate
- (figurative) stalemate; tie (situation where two sides are equally strong, often leading to stagnation)
- das Atompatt zwischen den Blöcken
- the nuclear stalemate between the blocs
- Die Wahl endete mit einem Patt zwischen der regierenden Koalition und der Opposition.
- The election ended in a tie between the incumbent coalition and the opposition.
Usage notes edit
- Not commonly used for stagnation that is due to an inability or unwillingness to reach a compromise, as in a negotiation. For that use Sackgasse or Stillstand.
Declension edit
Declension of Patt [neuter, strong]
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Patt” in Duden online
Hunsrik edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Patt m (plural Patte)
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From northwestern Middle High German pot, itself either an unshifted relict or a borrowing from Middle Dutch, from Proto-West Germanic *pott. Cognate with German Pott, Dutch pot, English pot, French pot. The sense “(large) drinking vessel” is also found in neighbouring dialects of Moselle Franconian.
Noun edit
Patt m (plural Pätt, diminutive Pättchen)
- a drinking vessel, now chiefly one for alcoholic drinks
- the quantity of liquid in such a vessel
- a round of drinks
- Synonym: Tournée
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from French patte (“paw”).
Noun edit
Patt f (plural Patten, diminutive Pättchen)
Usage notes edit
- There is a tendency to use Patt of animals and Pout (disparagingly) of people, but both words have both senses.