schat

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxɑt/

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• Hyphenation: schat
• Rhymes: -ɑt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch schat, from Old Dutch *skat, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt, from Proto-Germanic *skattaz.

Noun

schat m (plural schatten, diminutive schatje n)

1. a treasure, amassed valuables
2. a rich (varied, rare, large …) collection or find (regardless of intrinsic value)
3. honey, darling, sweet person (term of endearment)

Derived terms

• bodemschat
• bruidsschat
• goudschat
• kunstschat
• muntschat
• schatten
• schattig
• schatbewaarder
• schateiland
• schatgraven
• schathuis
• schatkamer
• schatkist
• schatmeester
• schatplicht
• schatrijk
• schattebout
• schatvinding
• schatzoeker
• woordenschat

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skat
• Negerhollands: skat
• → Papiamentu: skat

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

schat

1. inflection of schatten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *skat, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt.

Noun

schat m

1. (amount of) money
2. treasure, large amount of wealth
3. treasury
4. valuable
5. estimate, appraisal

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• schatten

Descendants

• Dutch: schat
  • Afrikaans: skat
• Limburgish: sjat

Further reading

• “scat”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “schat”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sat, schet, scet

Etymology

From Old English sċeatt, sċeat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃat/, /ʃɛt/

Noun

schat (Early Middle English)

1. Money, cash, currency; monetary or fiscal wealth.
2. Wares, possessions, property; that which is owned.
3. (rare) A bit or section of something.

Descendants

• → Medieval Latin: scata, sceatta

References

• “shat, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-25.