spaat

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-Germanic *spēdiz. Cognate with German spät, Low German späd, archaic Dutch spade.

Adjective

spaat (comparative speeter)

1. (Uri) late

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 22.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Spat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spaːt/

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• Hyphenation: spaat
• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

spaat n or f (plural spaten)

1. spar

Derived terms

• kalkspaat
• veldspaat