pat
English
/pæt/
noun
Definitions
- The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep
- A light tap or slap, especially with the hands
- A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *patten derived from Old English plættan (buffet, smack, strike, give a sounding blow, slap) derived from Proto-Germanic *plat- (strike, beat) derived from Proto-Indo-European *b(e)lad- (strike, beat).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*b(e)lad-
Gloss
strike, beat
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ball English
- bepat English
- cow English
- cowpat English
- down English
- patball English
- patdown English
- patly English
- patness English
- patter English
- patterer English
- patterest English
- pattereth English
- pattersome English
- pattest English
- patteth English
- Platzregen German
- aufplatzen German
- herausplatzen German
- platzen German
- reinplatzen German
- zerplatzen German
- *b(e)lad- Proto-Indo-European
- *plat- Proto-Germanic
- *platjaną Proto-Germanic
- *plattaz Proto-Germanic
- plættan Old English
- *patten Middle English
- platten Middle English
- platzen Middle High German