patt

See also: Patt

English

Noun

patt

1. (knitting) Abbreviation of pattern.
   • 2008, Claire Compton, Sue Whiting, The Knitting and Crochet Bible, page 305:

     Cont in patt until work measures 10cm (4in). Break off B and join in C.

Anagrams

• TATP, attP, tapt

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *patto. Cognate to Votic pattu (“sin”), dialectal Finnish patto (“crime”) and Karelian patto (“evil, mad”).

Noun

patt (genitive patu, partitive pattu)

1. sin

Declension

Declension of patt (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		patt	patud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	patu
genitive			pattude
partitive		pattu	patte pattusid
illative		pattu patusse	pattudesse patesse
inessive		patus	pattudes pates
elative		patust	pattudest patest
allative		patule	pattudele patele
adessive		patul	pattudel patel
ablative		patult	pattudelt patelt
translative		patuks	pattudeks pateks
terminative		patuni	pattudeni
essive		patuna	pattudena
abessive		patuta	pattudeta
comitative		patuga	pattudega

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Italian patta (“stalemate [in chess]”).

Noun

patt (genitive pati, partitive patti)

1. (chess) stalemate - position where a player has no legal moves, but the king is not mate, resulting in a remis (draw)

Declension

Declension of patt (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		patt	patid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	pati
genitive			pattide
partitive		patti	patte pattisid
illative		patti patisse	pattidesse patesse
inessive		patis	pattides pates
elative		patist	pattidest patest
allative		patile	pattidele patele
adessive		patil	pattidel patel
ablative		patilt	pattidelt patelt
translative		patiks	pattideks pateks
terminative		patini	pattideni
essive		patina	pattidena
abessive		patita	pattideta
comitative		patiga	pattidega

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French pat.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

patt (strong nominative masculine singular patter, not comparable)

1. (chess) in stalemate (said of a situation where one player is not in check but still has no legal move)
2. deadlocked

Derived terms

• patt setzen

Related terms

• Patt

Further reading

• “patt” in Duden online
• “patt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Icelandic

Etymology

From Danish pat, from German patt, from Italian patto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰaht/
• Rhymes: -aht

Adjective

patt (indeclinable)

1. (chess) in a state of stalemate; not able to move any piece without compromising the king

Noun

patt n (genitive singular patts, no plural)

1. (chess) stalemate

Declension

declension of patt

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	patt	pattið
accusative	patt	pattið
dative	patti	pattinu
genitive	patts	pattsins

Synonyms

• (stalemate): pattstaða

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian pattu and/or Italian patto, from Latin pactum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pat/

Noun

patt m (plural pattijiet)

1. pact, agreement

Swedish

Noun

patt c

1. (chess) stalemate