Skat
English
editProper noun
editSkat
- (astronomy) The star Delta Aquarii in the constellation of Aquarius.
German
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian scarto (“discard”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSkat m or n (strong, genitive Skates or Skats, plural Skate or Skats) (usually uncountable)
- A type of trick-taking card game played with 3 players, popular in Germany.
- The two discards in the game of Skat.
Usage notes
edit- Sense 2 is always masculine. The game itself may be construed as masculine or neuter.
Declension
editDeclension of Skat [masculine // neuter, strong]
References
editFurther reading
edit- Skat (card game) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Skat on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Astronomy
- German terms borrowed from Italian
- German terms derived from Italian
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- Rhymes:German/aːt
- Rhymes:German/aːt/1 syllable
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German neuter nouns
- German nouns with multiple genders
- German uncountable nouns
- de:Card games