skat
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Skat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skæt/
- Rhymes: -æt
Noun
skat (countable and uncountable, plural skats)
- (uncountable) A trick-taking card game for three players, popular in Germany.
- (countable) A widow of two cards in the game of skat.
Anagrams
- AKST, Kast, askt, kast, kats, task
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skat/, [skat]
- Rhymes: -at
Etymology 1
From Dutch schat, from Middle Dutch schat, from Old Dutch *skat, from Proto-Germanic *skattaz.
Noun
skat (plural skatte, diminutive skattie)
- treasure
- honey, darling, sweet person
Derived terms
- skat
- skatryk
- skattekis
- woordeskat
- skattebol
Etymology 2
From Dutch schatten.
Verb
skat (present skat, present participle skatende, past participle geskat)
- to estimate
- to appraise
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse skattr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skat/, [sɡ̊ad̥]
Noun
skat c (singular definite skatten, plural indefinite skatte)
- treasure
- (uninflected) term of address for loved one (significant other, close friend/relative etc.); honey, sweetie
Declension
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skat | skatten | skatte | skattene |
| genitive | skats | skattens | skattes | skattenes |
Synonyms
- (endearing term of address): skatter
Noun
skat c (singular definite skatten, plural indefinite skatter)
- tax
Inflection
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skat | skatten | skatter | skatterne |
| genitive | skats | skattens | skatters | skatternes |
References
- “skat” in Den Danske Ordbog
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Germanic: cognate with Old Frisian skett ‘money, cattle’, Old English sceatt, Dutch schat, Old High German scaz (German Schatz ‘treasure’), Old Norse skattr (Danish skat, Icelandic skattur, Norwegian skatt), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍄𐍄𐍃 (skatts).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s̺kɑt/
Noun
skat m
- treasure, money, wealth
- tax
Derived terms
- hovidskat
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Skat, from Italian scasto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skât/
Noun
skȁt m (Cyrillic spelling ска̏т)
- a type of card game played with 3 players, popular in Germany
References
- “skat” in Hrvatski jezični portal