Spagat

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃpaˈɡaːt/ Rhymes: -aːt Hyphenation: Spa‧gat === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian spaccata. ==== Noun ==== Spagat m or n (strong, genitive Spagates or Spagats, plural Spagate) (gymnastics, dance) splits (move in dance or gymnastics in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body) (figurative) balancing act (effort to manage conflicting interests) ===== Declension ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Dutch: spagaat → Hungarian: spagát → Romanian: șpagat === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Italian spaghetto, diminutive of spago, from Late Latin spacus. ==== Noun ==== Spagat m (strong, genitive Spagates or Spagats, plural Spagate) (Austria, Bavaria) cord, string Synonyms: Schnur, Bindfaden ===== Declension =====