schaats
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch schāetse (“stilt”), from Old Northern French escache (“a stilt, trestle”), from Frankish *skakkjā (“stilt”, literally “thing that moves”), from the verb *skakan (“to shake”).
Noun
schaats f (plural schaatsen, diminutive schaatsje n)
Derived terms
- baanschaats
- klapschaats
- krulschaats
- rolschaats
- schaatsen
- schaatsenrijden
- schaatssport
- scheve schaats rijden
- sneeuwschaats
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
schaats
- inflection of schaatsen:
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