Spat

See also: Appendix:Variations of "spat"

German

Alternative forms

• Spath (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German spät, probably related to Span (“shaving, clipping”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpaːt/
• Rhymes: -aːt

• Audio:

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Noun

Spat m (strong, genitive Spats, plural Spate)

1. (geology) spar
2. (mathematics) parallelepiped

Declension

Declension of Spat [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Spat	die	Spate
genitive	eines	des	Spats	der	Spate
dative	einem	dem	Spat	den	Spaten
accusative	einen	den	Spat	die	Spate

Derived terms

• spatig

Further reading

• “Spat” in Duden online
• “Spat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Spat” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.