paten
See also: Paten
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Etymology edit
From Middle English patene, from Old French patene, from Latin patina, from Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē). Doublet of patina, patine, and patena.
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paten (plural patens)
- (Christianity) The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist.
- 1980, Colin Thubron, Seafarers: The Venetians, page 41:
- An enameled miniature of Christ is set in the center of a jeweled alabaster paten, the plate that holds the bread during Communion services.
- (archaeology) Any shallow dish found in an archaeological site.
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plate for the host during Eucharist
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Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch patent (“patent”), from Middle French patente, from lettres patentes (“letter in which a privilege is granted”), from Latin littera patens.
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patèn (first-person possessive patenku, second-person possessive patenmu, third-person possessive patennya)
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- “paten” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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Etymology 1 edit
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paten
- Alternative form of patyn
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paten
- Alternative form of patene
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paten (definite accusative pateni, plural patenler)