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English

Noun

patt

1. (knitting) Abbreviation of pattern.
   • 2008, Claire Compton, Sue Whiting, The Knitting and Crochet Bible (page 305)

     Cont in patt until work measures 10cm (4in). Break off B and join in C.

Anagrams

• TATP, attP, tapt

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *patto. Cognate to Votic pattu (“sin”), dialectal Finnish patto (“crime”) and Karelian patto (“evil, mad”).

Noun

patt (genitive patu, partitive pattu)

1. sin

Declension

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Italian patta (“stalemate [in chess]”).

Noun

patt (genitive pati, partitive patti)

1. (chess) stalemate - position where a player has no legal moves, but the king is not mate, resulting in a remis (draw)

Declension

German

Etymology

From French pat.

Pronunciation

Adjective

patt (not comparable)

1. (chess) in stalemate (said of a situation where one player is not in check but still has no legal move)
2. deadlocked

Derived terms

• patt setzen

Related terms

• Patt

Further reading

• “patt” in Duden online

Icelandic

Etymology

From Danish pat, from Italian patta (“draw, tie”), from Old High German pfeit, from Proto-Germanic *paid? (“coat, smock, shirt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?aht/
• Rhymes: -aht

Adjective

patt (indeclinable)

1. (chess) in a state of stalemate; not able to move any piece without compromising the king

Noun

patt n (genitive singular patts, no plural)

1. (chess) stalemate

Declension

Synonyms

• (stalemate): pattstaða

Maltese

Etymology

From Sicilian pattu and/or Italian patto, from Latin pactum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pat/

Noun

patt m (plural pattijiet)

1. pact, agreement

Swedish

Noun

patt c

1. (chess) stalemate

English

Etymology 1

From Lao ??? (?at).

Noun

att (plural att)

1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Lao kip.

Etymology 2

Preposition

att

1. Obsolete spelling of at

Anagrams

• Tat, tat

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish att, from Old Irish att.

Pronunciation

Noun

att m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. A swelling.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse aptr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?/
• Homophone: at

Adverb

att

1. back

2. left

   Der er det ingenting att.

   There is nothing left there.

3. of closing

   Kan du lata att døra?

   Can you close the door?

4. again

   No regnar det att.

   Now it is raining again.

Derived terms

• attlevande

References

• “att” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish at, from the preposition at, modern Swedish åt (“to; for”).

Pronunciation

• (careful speech) IPA^(key): /at?/, /at/
• (normal speech, usually) IPA^(key): /?/

Particle

att

1. Used to indicate the infinitive form of a verb; compare English to.

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish at. Probably derived from Old Norse þat (“that”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at?/, /at/

Conjunction

att

1. that

References

See also

• för att

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse at, from Old Norse þat (“that.”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t/, /?t?/

Conjunction

att

1. That.

Etymology 2

Compare annt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?/

Adjective

att n

1. (impersonal) Important.

Synonyms

• felt

References