Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch schāetse (stilt), from Old Northern French escache (a stilt, trestle), from Frankish *skakkjā (stilt, literally thing that moves), from the verb *skakan (to shake).

Noun

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schaats f (plural schaatsen, diminutive schaatsje n)

  1. skate, ice skate
  2. (archaic) stilt
    Synonym: stelt
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: skaats
  • English: skate
  • Indonesian: sekat (skate)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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schaats

  1. inflection of schaatsen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative