Vaat

See also: vaat and väät

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• vaat (Veldeke spelling)
• Vatt (Eupen)
• Faat (less common)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fat, from Proto-Germanic *fatą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːt/
• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Vaat n (plural Vaater or Vääter or Vaatere, diminutive Vätsche) (German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

1. barrel, keg, cask (generally carrying liquid)

   Synonyms: Tonn (generally carrying fish), Tinn (generally carrying meat)

2. (historical or dated) unit of measure:
   1. for harvested produce or meat/fish, from 10 to 20 kilo
   2. for liquids, from 30 to 40 litre; aam

Derived terms

• Aalsvaat
• Beervaat
• Emaakvaat
• Essegsvaat
• Olligsvaat
• Petroleumsvaat
• Räänvaat
• Seikvaat
• Spölvaat
• Voorvaat
• Waatervaat
• Wiewaatervaat
• Wingvaat
• Wäschvaat
• Ölvaat