Oblate

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈblaːtə/ (Germany) IPA(key): /ˈoːb̥laːtɛ/, /oˈb̥laːtɛ/ (Austria) Rhymes: -aːtə === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German oblāte f, oblāt f, from Old High German oblāta, from Late Latin oblāta (“offered”), past participle of offerō. ==== Noun ==== Oblate f (genitive Oblate, plural Oblaten) (Roman Catholicism) consecrated wafer, host (small thin round piece of unleavened bread) wafer (a pastry consisting of thin round wafers with a sweet filling) ===== Declension ===== ===== See also ===== Hostie === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German oblāt m, from Late Latin oblātus (“person dedicated to religious life”), a nominal use of the past participle of offerō (“to offer”). ==== Noun ==== Oblate m (weak, genitive Oblaten, plural Oblaten, feminine Oblatin) (Roman Catholicism) oblate ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “Oblate” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Oblate” in Duden online “Oblate” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Oblate” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.