skat

Etymology

Borrowed from German Skat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skæt/

• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -æt
• Homophone: scat

Noun

skat (countable and uncountable, plural skats)

1. (uncountable) A trick-taking card game for three players, popular in Germany.
2. (countable) A widow of two cards in the game of skat.
3. (UK, dialect) Alternate spelling of scat: a brisk shower of rain, driven by the wind.

Anagrams

• AKST, KTAS, Kast, askt, kast, kats, task

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skat/, [skat]
• Rhymes: -at

Etymology 1

From Dutch schat, from Middle Dutch schat, from Old Dutch *skat, from Proto-Germanic *skattaz.

Etymology 2

From Dutch schatten.

Etymology

From Old Norse skattr, from Proto-Germanic *skattaz (“cattle, goods, wealth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skat/, [sɡ̊ad̥]

Noun

skat c (singular definite skatten, plural indefinite skatte)

1. treasure
2. (uninflected) term of address for loved one (significant other, close friend/relative etc.); honey, sweetie

Noun

skat c (singular definite skatten, plural indefinite skatter)

1. tax

References

• “skat” in Den Danske Ordbog

Alternative forms

skatt, scat

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skatt (“treasure, money”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɑt/

Noun

skat m

1. treasure, money, wealth
2. tax

Etymology

From German Skat, from Italian scartare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skât/

Noun

skȁt m (Cyrillic spelling ска̏т)

1. a type of card game played with 3 players, popular in Germany

References

• “skat”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025