baton

See also: Baton, bâton, and batön

English

Alternative forms

bâton

Etymology

From French bâton. Doublet of baston.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: bătʹŏn, IPA^(key): /ˈbætɒn/
(US) enPR: bətänʹ, IPA^(key): /bəˈtɑn/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ætɒn, (US) -ɑn

Noun

baton (plural batons)

A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
A field marshal's baton
(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
(sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
(US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen; a truncheon (UK).
Synonyms: billy club, nightstick
(heraldry) An abatement in coats of arms to denote illegitimacy. (Also spelled batune, baston).
(heraldry) A riband with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, as shown on a coat of arms.
A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.

Synonyms

wand; rod; bat; club
See also Thesaurus:stick

Derived terms

baton charge
batonic
baton round
baton sinister
pass the baton

Translations

military staff of office

Bulgarian: палка (bg) (palka), жезъл (bg) (žezǎl)
Catalan: porra (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 警棍 (zh) (jǐnggùn), 棒 (zh) (bàng), 棒子 (zh) (bàngzi)
Danish: stav c, embedsstav c, marskalstav c (of a marshal)
Estonian: nui (et), kumminui, sau
Finnish: sauva (fi), komentosauva, keppi (fi)
Galician: bastón (gl) m
German: Kommandostab (de) m, Zeremonienstab m, Offizierstöckchen n, Zepter (de) n, Marschallstab (de) m
Hebrew: שרביט‎ (he) m (sharvít)
Italian: bacchetta (it)
Japanese: 元帥杖 (gensuijō), 警棒 (ja) (keibō)
Korean: 지휘봉 (ko) (jihwibong)
Macedonian: пендрек m (pendrek), палка f (palka)
Polish: pałka (pl) f
Portuguese: bastão (pt) m
Romanian: baston (ro) n
Russian: жезл (ru) m (žezl), па́лочка (ru) f (páločka), па́лка (ru) f (pálka)
Sardinian:
Campidanese: pèrtia
Logudorese: bèrtiga
Sassarese: vèrtiga
Spanish: batuta (es) f, porra (es) f
Swedish: stav (sv) c

music: conductor's stick

Bulgarian: диригентска палка (dirigentska palka)
Catalan: batuta (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 指揮棒／指挥棒 (zh) (zhǐhuībàng)
Czech: taktovka (cs) f
Danish: taktstok c, dirigentstok c
Dutch: dirigeerstok (nl) m
Finnish: tahtipuikko (fi)
French: baguette (fr) f
Galician: batuta (gl) f
German: Taktstock (de) m, Tambourstock m
Greek: μπαγκέτα (el) f (bagkéta)
Hebrew: מקל‎ (he) m (makél)
Hungarian: karmesteri pálca
Icelandic: tónsproti m
Italian: bacchetta (it) f
Japanese: 指揮棒 (ja) (shikibō), タクト (takuto)
Latvian: zizlis m
Lithuanian: dirigento lazdelė f
Macedonian: палка f (palka)
Maori: tira
Occitan: lata (oc) f, lateta f, bagueta (oc) f
Polish: batuta (pl) f
Portuguese: batuta (pt) f
Romanian: baghetă (ro) f
Russian: дирижёрская па́лочка f (dirižórskaja páločka)
Spanish: batuta (es) f
Swedish: dirigentpinne c, taktpinne c

sports: object transferred by relay runners

Arabic: عَصًا‎ f (ʕaṣan)
Bulgarian: палка (bg) (palka), щафета (štafeta)
Catalan: testimoni (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 接力棒 (zh) (jiēlìbàng)
Czech: kolík (cs) m
Danish: stafet (da) c
Dutch: stokje (nl) n
Finnish: kapula (fi), viestikapula (fi)
French: relai (fr) m, relais (fr) m, témoin (fr) m
German: Stab (de) m, Staffelstab m
Greek: σκυτάλη (el) f (skytáli)
Hebrew: שרביט‎ (he) m (sharvít)
Hungarian: váltóbot, staféta (hu)
Italian: testimone (it) m
Japanese: バトン (ja) (baton)
Latvian: nūjiņa f
Macedonian: штафе́тна палка f (štafétna palka), штафе́та f (štaféta)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: stafett (no) m
Nynorsk: stafett m
Polish: pałeczka (pl) f
Portuguese: testemunho (pt) (Portugal), bastão (pt) (Brazil)
Russian: эстафе́тная па́лочка f (estafétnaja páločka), па́лочка (ru) f (páločka), эстафе́та (ru) f (estaféta)
Slovak: štafeta f
Spanish: testigo (es) m
Swedish: stafettpinne c

club of the police

Arabic: هِرَاوَة‎ f (hirāwa)
Armenian: ոստիկանական մահակ (ostikanakan mahak), մահակ (hy) (mahak)
Belarusian: дручо́к m (dručók), дубі́нка f (dubínka), даўбе́шка f (daŭbjéška)
Catalan: porra (ca) f
Chinese:
Cantonese: 警棍 (ging² gwan³)
Mandarin: 警棍 (zh) (jǐnggùn)
Czech: obušek m
Danish: politistav c, knippel c
Finnish: pamppu (fi)
French: matraque (fr) f
Galician: porra f
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Schlagstock m, Knüppel (de) m, Gummiknüppel (de) m, Prügel (de) m (dated), Knüttel (de) m (regional)
Greek: γκλομπ (el) n (gklomp)
Hebrew: אלה‎ (he) f (alá)
Hungarian: rendőrbot
Indonesian: pentungan (id)
Italian: manganello (it) m
Japanese: 警棒 (ja) (keibō)
Khmer: ដំបង (km) (dɑmbɑɑŋ)
Korean: 경봉 (ko) (gyeongbong)
Latvian: steks m
Malay: please add this translation if you can
Maori: pātene
Norwegian:
Bokmål: batong m
Nynorsk: batong m
Persian: باتون‎ (fa) (bâtôn)
Polish: pałka (pl) f
Portuguese: cassetete (pt) m, porrete (pt)
Romanian: baston (ro) n, bulan n, pulan n
Russian: дуби́нка (ru) f (dubínka), полице́йская дуби́нка f (policéjskaja dubínka), (slang) демократиза́тор (ru) m (demokratizátor)
Slovak: obušok m
Spanish: porra (es) f
Swedish: batong (sv) c
Thai: กระบอง (th) (gràbong)
Turkish: cop (tr)
Ukrainian: дрючо́к m (drjučók), кийо́к m (kyjók), дубе́ць (dubécʹ), па́лиця (uk) f (pálycja)

heraldry: an abatement

Finnish: bastardijänne
German: Bastardfaden m

a short vertical post in a fence used to separate wires, not set into the ground

German: Abstandhalter m, Distanzstab m
Maori: pātene, pouihi

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Translations to be checked

Esperanto: bastoneto
Ido: ^{(please verify)} bastoneto (io)

Verb

baton (third-person singular simple present batons, present participle batoning, simple past and past participle batoned)

To strike with a baton.

Translations

to strike with a baton

Finnish: pamputtaa (fi)
French: frapper avec un bâton
Galician: apancar (gl)
German: knüppeln (de), prügeln (de)
Romanian: ciomăgi (ro)

References

The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at
The Observer's Book of Heraldry, by Charles Mackinnon of Dunakin, page 58.

Anagrams

Botan, tabon

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English baton, from French bâton, from Old French baston, probably from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōnis. Doublet of baston.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ba‧ton

IPA^(key): /baˈton/, [bʌˈt̪un̪]

Noun

batón

baton (staff or truncheon)
1. (music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band
2. (sports) object transferred by relay runners
3. club used by policemen; night stick
  Synonym: batuta

Verb

batón

(music) to conduct an orchestra
(music) to lead a marching band
to use something as a baton

Related terms

baston

Verb

batón

to have something
to have a servant
to watch; to look after; to take care of

Derived terms

binatonan (“servant”)
binatnan (“animal raised for someone; foster child”)

References

Fr. Juan Felis de la Encarnación (1851) Diccionario bisaya-español‎ (in Cebuano and Spanish), Amigos del País, page 53
John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎ (in Cebuano and English), Cornell University

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From French bâton.

Noun

baton

bread stick
chocolate stick

Declension

Declension of baton

nominative	baton
genitive	batonnıñ
dative	batonğa
accusative	batonnı
locative	batonda
ablative	batondan

References

Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Esperanto

Noun

baton

accusative singular of bato

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French bâton.

Noun

baton

stick

Hiligaynon

Verb

báton

accept, get, receive

Japanese

Romanization

baton

Rōmaji transcription of バトン

Louisiana Creole French

Alternative forms

matan
batan

Etymology

From French bâton (“stick”).

Noun

baton

stick
stalk
rod, pole
cane, walking stick

References

Albert Valdman; Thomas A. Klinger; Margaret M. Marshall; Kevin J. Rottet, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole, →ISBN, page 64

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French bâton.

Noun

baton

stick

References

Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

baton (1)

Etymology

Borrowed from French bâton.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈba.tɔn/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -atɔn
Syllabification: ba‧ton

Noun

baton m inan (diminutive batonik) or baton m anim (diminutive batonik)

candy bar

Declension

Declension of baton

	singular	plural
nominative	baton	batony
genitive	batonu/batona	batonów
dative	batonowi	batonom
accusative	baton/batona	batony
instrumental	batonem	batonami
locative	batonie	batonach
vocative	batonie	batony

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bâton.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈton/

Noun

baton n (plural batoane)

bar, stick
baton de ciocolată ― chocolate bar

Declension

Declension of baton

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) baton	batonul	(niște) batoane	batoanele
genitive/dative	(unui) baton	batonului	(unor) batoane	batoanelor
vocative	batonule		batoanelor

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French bâton.

Noun

baton

stick

References

Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English baton, from French bâton, from Old French baston, probably from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōnis. Doublet of baston.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ba‧ton

IPA^(key): /baˈton/, [bɐˈton]

Noun

batón

baton (staff or truncheon)
1. (music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band
  Synonyms: (conductor baton) batuta, botong
2. (sports) object transferred by relay runners
  Synonym: botong
3. club used by policemen; night stick
  Synonyms: batuta, botong

Related terms

baston

Tetum

Noun

batón

lipstick

baton

English

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Pronunciation

Noun

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Verb

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Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Verb

Related terms

Verb

Derived terms

References

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Noun

Declension

References

Esperanto

Noun

Haitian Creole

Etymology

Noun

Hiligaynon

Verb

Japanese

Romanization

Louisiana Creole French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

References

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

Noun

References

Polish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Further reading

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

Noun

References

Tagalog

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

Further reading

Tetum

Noun