schat
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxɑt/
Audio (file) - 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)
- a treasure, amassed valuables
- a rich (varied, rare, large …) collection or find (regardless of intrinsic value)
- 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
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of schatten
- imperative of schatten
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *skat, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt.
Noun
schat m
- (amount of) money
- treasure, large amount of wealth
- treasury
- valuable
- estimate, appraisal
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- schatten
Descendants
- Dutch: schat
- 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)
- Money, cash, currency; monetary or fiscal wealth.
- Wares, possessions, property; that which is owned.
- (rare) A bit or section of something.
References
- “shat, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-25.