dat

Etymology

Pronuctiation spelling of that, representing dialects with th-stopping. Compare Dutch dat, Low German dat, and German dat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æt

Determiner

dat

1. (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular, MLE, Ireland, foreign accents, or humorous) Pronunciation spelling of that.

Conjunction

dat

1. (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular, MLE, Ireland, foreign accents, or humorous) Pronunciation spelling of that.

Pronoun

dat

1. (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular, MLE, Ireland, foreign accents, or humorous) Pronunciation spelling of that.

Adverb

dat (not comparable)

1. (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular, MLE, Ireland, foreign accents, or humorous) Pronunciation spelling of that.

Anagrams

• ADT, ATD, DTA, TA'd, TAD, TAd, TDA, Tad, tad

Alternative forms

• lat (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology

From Dutch dat, from Middle Dutch dat, from Old Dutch that, from Proto-Germanic *þat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/

Conjunction

dat

1. that (introducing a subordinate clause)

Participle

dat (feminine dada, masculine plural dats, feminine plural dades)

1. (obsolete) past participle of dar

Etymology

From Middle High German dat, daz, from Old High German daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate with German das, dass, Dutch dat, English that, Faroese tað.

Conjunction

dat

1. (Sette Comuni) that

   Amme lésten hattar bostant dat ze habenten galummet so borhantan.

   Finally he understood that they were teasing him.

   Net alle de lòite klóobent dat d'èerda ist pummalot.

   Not everyone believes that the earth is round.

References

• “dat” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdat]

Proper noun

dat

1. genitive plural of data

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dat, from Old Dutch that, from Proto-Germanic *þat, neuter form of *sa.

Cognate with German das, English that.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: dat
• Rhymes: -ɑt

Determiner

dat n (distal demonstrative)

1. neuter singular of die (“that”); referring to a thing or a person further away.

   dat huis ― that house

   dat kind ― that child

Pronoun

dat n (distal)

1. neuter singular of die
   1. (demonstrative) that, that there

      Wat is dat?

      What is that?

   2. (by extension, demonstrative, clipping of datzelfde) that same (thing), the aforementioned

      –Voordat je weggaat, zet het afval buiten alsjeblieft!
      –Oké, ik zal dat (doen).

      –Before you leave, take the rubbish out please!
      –Okay, I will do that.

   3. (relative) who, which, that

      Ik ken een meisje dat dat kan.

      I know a girl who can do that.

2. (exophoric) that, those (regardless of gender and number)

   Dat is een man.

   That is a man.

   Dat zijn mannen.

   Those are men.

Conjunction

dat

1. that (introducing a subordinate clause)

   Ik zag dat het goed was.

   I saw that it was good.

Etymology

From Old Saxon that.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑt/

Article

dat n (definite article)

1. the

   Dat huus was trechtmakt. ― The house was finished.

Adjective

dat n

1. (demonstrative) that

   Ik mag dat book. ― I like that book.

   ...un dat schapp, weck ümmer leddig was. ― ...and that cabinet, which was always empty.

Conjunction

dat

1. that

Pronoun

dat

1. (demonstrative) that

Pronoun

dat n

1. (relative) which, that

Alternative forms

• det (Berlin-Brandenburg)

Etymology

A regional form adopted into colloquial standard German. In western Germany from Central Franconian dat, from northern Middle High German dat, from northern Old High German that, dat, an unshifted relict form possibly due to Frankish influence. In northern Germany from German Low German dat, from Middle Low German dat, from Old Saxon that.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/
• (Berlin-Brandenburg) also IPA^(key): /dɐt/, /dət/

• Audio:

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Article

dat

1. (colloquial, regional, also Ruhrdeutsch) Alternative form of das

   Gibste mir ma’ dat Wasser?

   Could you pass me the water?

Pronoun

dat

1. (colloquial, regional) Alternative form of das

   Dat weiß ich nich'.

   I don't know that.

Pronoun

dat

1. (colloquial, regional, neuter nominative) it

Conjunction

dat

1. (colloquial, regional) Alternative form of dass

   Ich glaub, dat der 'n bisschen übertreibt.

   I believe that he's exaggerating a little.

References

• http://www.atlas-alltagssprache.de/runde-1/f17a-c/

Alternative forms

• 't
• -'t (as in an't, in't)
• -t (as in ant, int)
• datt
• dät, det (Brandenburg)

Etymology

From Old Saxon that.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/
• IPA^(key): [da̝t], [dæt]

Article

dat n (definite article)

1. the

   dat Huus ― the house

Adjective

dat n

1. (demonstrative) that

   Ik mag dat Book.

   I like that book.

Conjunction

dat

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1. that

   Sęd ik, dat ik Kauken hęw?

   Did I say that I have cake?

   • Friedrich Woeste, Märkische Schreckmärchen, in: Monatsschrift für rheinisch-westfälische Geschichtsforschung und Altertumskunde, edited by Richard Pick, vol. 1, Bonn, 1875, p. 487–489, here p. 487, in nr. 1 De dicke Nunne:

     As dai Lü saiht¹⁹, dat se vüar dem Spouke nitt mär sloapen könt, do trecket²⁰ se uut dem Hüseken un saüket²¹ sick ne annere Wuǝninge.
     19. sehen. 20. ziehen. 21. suchen.

Pronoun

dat

1. (demonstrative) that

   Kick di dat an!

   [Would you] look at that!

Pronoun

dat n

1. (relative) which, that

   dat Schipp, dat wi sailt hębben ― the ship that we have sailed

See also

• de m or f
• des (det), dem, de pl, der, den

Etymology

Derived from English dat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/

Determiner

dat

1. that

   Dat de pus a uol.

   That there cat is old.

Further reading

• dat at majstro.com

Etymology

From Latin datus.

Noun

dat m (plural dac)

1. data
2. fact

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /dat/, [d̪ät̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /dat/, [d̪ät̪]

Verb

dat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of dō

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/

Verb

dat

1. supine of daś

Etymology

From Old High German that, dat, a northern variety of daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Compare Dutch dat, Limburgish dat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daːt/ (heavily stressed)
• IPA^(key): /dat/, [dɑt] (otherwise)
• Rhymes: -aːt, -ɑt

Determiner

dat n (unstressed d')

1. neuter singular of deen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch that, from Proto-Germanic *þat.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Further reading

• “dat (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “dat (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “dat (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dat (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dat (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III

Etymology

From English that.

Determiner

dat

1. that

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *tëtë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtah(t)/

Determiner

dat

1. it, that, the, the aforementioned

Etymology

From Old Norse þat.

Pronoun

dat

1. (dated, dialectal) it; succeeded by det

   Dat varte ikkje lenge.

   It did not last long.

2. (dated, dialectal) that; succeeded by det

   Dat vil eg ikkje segja deg.

   I will not tell you that.

Alternative forms

• that
• daz, thaz

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þat, neuter of *sa (“the”). More at that.

Conjunction

dat

1. (northern) that

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *tëtë.

Pronoun

dat

1. this, that

Alternative forms

• 𐴊𐴝𐴃𐴢 (dat) — Hanifi Rohingya script

Etymology

From Sanskrit दन्त (danta).

Noun

dat (Hanifi spelling 𐴊𐴝𐴃𐴢)

1. tooth

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdat/
• Rhymes: -at

Adjective

dat m or n (feminine singular dată, masculine plural dați, feminine and neuter plural date)

1. given

Noun

dat n (plural daturi or date) (chiefly obsolete)

1. Synonym of dar (“gift”)

Verb

dat

1. past participle of da (“to give”)

Further reading

• dat in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Pronoun

dat

1. Shetland form of that

Determiner

dat

1. Shetland form of that

Adverb

dat

1. Shetland form of that

Alternative forms

• da (when preceding a verb)

Pronoun

dat

1. you (many) and I, you (many) and me (first-person inclusive plural pronoun)

   Da vana!

   Let's go!

Noun

dat

1. Alternative form of dad

Conjunction

dat

1. so that

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔt/

Pronoun

dat

1. that

Conjunction

dat

1. that

Determiner

dat

1. neuter of dy