bat

== Translingual == === Etymology === Abbreviation of English Baltic. === Symbol === bat (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Baltic languages. == English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bæt/ Rhymes: -æt Hyphenation: bat === Etymology 1 === Dialectal variant (akin to dialectal Swedish natt-batta) of Middle English bakke, balke, of North Germanic origin. Perhaps compare Old Norse (leðr)blaka (literally “(leather) flapper”), from leðr + blaka (“to flap”). Compare Old Swedish natbakka, Old Danish nathbakkæ. ==== Noun ==== bat (plural bats) Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous. Synonyms: chiropter, chiropteran, flindermouse, flitterbat, flittermouse, fluttermouse, flying mouse, rattlemouse, reremouse 2012, Suemedha Sood, (bbc.co.uk) Travelwise: Texas love bats [sic] As well as being worth millions of dollars to the Texan agriculture industry, these mammals are worth millions of dollars to the state’s tourism industry. Texas is home to the world’s largest known bat colony (in Comal County), and the world’s largest urban bat colony (in Austin). Bat watching is a common activity, with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department offering more bat-viewing sites than anywhere else in the US. (derogatory) An old woman. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== Appendix:Animals Appendix:English collective nouns === Etymology 2 === From Middle English bat, batte, from Old English batt (“bat, club, cudgel”), probably of Celtic origin, compare Old Breton bath (“club, cudgel”) and modern Breton bazh (“swagger stick”), ultimately from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂- (“to strike, beat, pierce”), similar to the Gaulish source of Latin battuō (“to beat, pound”). ==== Noun ==== bat (plural bats) A club, made of wood like a baseball bat or otherwise, used as a weapon A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket. A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game. A player rated according to skill in batting. (two-up) The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them. Synonyms: kip, kylie, lannet, stick (mining) Shale or bituminous shale. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting. A part of a brick with one whole end. A stroke; a sharp blow. (UK, Scotland, dialect) A stroke of work. (informal) Rate of motion; speed. (US, slang, dated) A spree; a jollification; a binge, jag. (UK, Scotland, dialect) Manner; rate; condition; state of health. (Kent, Sussex) A rough walking stick. ===== Synonyms ===== (two-up): kip, stick, kylie, lannet ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== === Etymology 3 === From Middle English batten, baten (“to beat”), from Old French batre (“to beat”), from Late Latin battere, from Latin battuere, of uncertain origin; perhaps of Germanic or Celtic origin. In modern English reinterpreted as a verbal derivative of Etymology 2. Compare batter, battery. ==== Verb ==== bat (third-person singular simple present bats, present participle batting, simple past and past participle batted) (transitive) To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat. (intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding. (intransitive) To strike or swipe as though with a bat. (UK, dialect, obsolete) To bate or flutter, as a hawk. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 4 === Possibly a variant of bate. ==== Verb ==== bat (third-person singular simple present bats, present participle batting, simple past and past participle batted) (transitive) To flutter (US, UK, dialect) To wink. (intransitive, usually with ‘around’ or ‘about’) To flit quickly from place to place. ===== Usage notes ===== Most commonly used in the phrase bat an eye, and variants thereof. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 5 === Borrowed from French bât, from Old French bast, from Vulgar Latin *bastum, form of *bastāre (“to carry”), from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to lift, carry”). Doublet of baton and baston. ==== Noun ==== bat (plural bats) (obsolete) A packsaddle. ===== Derived terms ===== batman === Etymology 6 === ==== Noun ==== bat Dated form of baht (“Thai currency”). === Etymology 7 === ==== Noun ==== bat (plural bats) (Caribbean, MLE) Clipping of batty (“buttocks or anus”). === Etymology 8 === ==== Noun ==== bat (plural bats) (UK, dialect, obsolete) A child's shoe without a welt. (UK, slang, obsolete) A boot that is badly made or in poor condition. ===== References ===== (child's shoe; boot): J. Wright, The English Dialect Dictionary (boot): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary === Etymology 9 === ==== Noun ==== bat (plural bats) (slang) Clipping of battery. Alternative form: batt === See also === bat chayil bat mitzvah bits and bats === Anagrams === ABT, ATB, B.T.A., BTA, TBA, Tab, abt, abt., tab == Achang == === Etymology === From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pat. === Pronunciation === (Myanmar) /bat˧/ (Lianghe) [pa³¹] (Longchuan) [pat³⁵] (Luxi) [pat³¹] (Xiandao) [pat⁵⁵] === Verb === bat to strike, hit, beat === Further reading === Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎[8], Payap University, pages 10-11 == Aromanian == === Alternative forms === batu === Etymology === From Latin battō, from earlier battuō. Compare Daco-Romanian bat, bate. === Verb === bat (third-person singular bati or bate, participle bãtutã) to beat, hit, strike to defeat ==== Synonyms ==== (beat): agudescu (defeat): azvingu ==== Related terms ==== batiri/batire bãteri bãtut bãtutã strãbat == Basque == === Etymology === From a reduced form of Proto-Basque *bade (“one, some”), present also in bederatzi (“nine”) and bedera (“same; everyone”). Compared by Eduardo Orduña and Joan Ferrer to Iberian ban (“one”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bat/ [bat̪] Rhymes: -at Hyphenation: bat === Determiner === bat (postposed) a, an, some (after a numeral) some, about, around the same ==== Usage notes ==== The determiner doesn't take the definite singular form. ==== Declension ==== === Numeral === bat one ==== Usage notes ==== The declension table shown in this section only applies when bat is used as a noun (usually when referring to the number itself). For other uses see the other declension tables. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Pronoun === bat (indefinite) some, something, someone ==== Usage notes ==== When used as a pronoun, the definite form bata is more common in Southern dialects. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “bat zenbatzailea”, in Euskara Batuaren Eskuliburua [Handbook of Standard Basque], Euskaltzaindia, 2023 “bat zenbatzailea / -a artikulua (batzuk/-ak)”, in Euskara Batuaren Eskuliburua [Handbook of Standard Basque], Euskaltzaindia, 2023 “bat”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbat] Rhymes: -at === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from batre. ==== Noun ==== bat m (plural bats) a place exposed to the elements Synonyms: batent, baterell === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== bat inflection of batre: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from English bat. ==== Noun ==== bat m (plural bats) (baseball) bat ===== Derived terms ===== batada ===== Related terms ===== batedor === Further reading === “bat”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Cebuano == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbat/ [ˈbat̪] === Noun === bat alternative form of balat == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈb̥ad̥] === Etymology 1 === From English bat. ==== Noun ==== bat n (singular definite battet, plural indefinite bat or bats) bat (a club for striking a ball) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== bat imperative of batte == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba/ Homophones: bats (general), bât, bâts, bas (some speakers) === Verb === bat third-person singular present indicative of battre ==== See also ==== bat les couilles (“not give a fuck”) === Anagrams === t.a.b. == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baːt/ Rhymes: -aːt Homophones: Bad (standard, but not universal), Bart (some speakers) === Verb === bat first/third-person singular preterite of bitten == Haitian Creole == === Etymology === From French battre (“beat”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bat/ === Verb === bat to spank, to beat === References === Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[9], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 21 == Hokkien == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English bus. ==== Pronunciation ==== ==== Noun ==== bat (Singapore Hokkien) bus 聽講這擺搭bat啊，也是真正方便啦乎 [Hokkien, trad.]听讲这摆搭bat啊，也是真正方便啦乎 [Hokkien, simp.]thiaⁿ-kóng chit-pái tah ba̍t--ah, ā-sī chin-chiàⁿ hong-piān--lah--hohⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]I heard these days, taking the bus is quite convenient ===== Synonyms ===== === Etymology 2 === == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbat/ [ˈbat̪̚] Rhymes: -at Syllabification: bat === Adverb === bat (slang) syncopic form of banget == Jamaican Creole == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbat/ Hyphenation: bat === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== bat (plural bat dem, quantified bat) moth (nocturnal insect) ===== Derived terms ===== dunce bat duppy bat === Etymology 2 === From English bat. ==== Noun ==== bat (plural bat dem, quantified bat) bat (instrument for hitting or striking) ===== Derived terms ===== old bat === References === Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 83 bat – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary == Jingpho == === Etymology === Borrowed from Burmese ပတ် (pat). === Noun === bat week === References === Kurabe, Keita (31 December 2016), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎[11], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128 == Luo == === Noun === bat (plural bede) arm == Middle Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bat/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Dutch *bath, from Proto-West Germanic *baþ. ==== Noun ==== bat n bath ===== Inflection ===== ===== Descendants ===== Dutch: bad Limburgish: baad === Etymology 2 === From Old Dutch *bat, *bet, from Proto-Germanic *batiz. ==== Adverb ==== bat better; comparative degree of wel Synonym: beter ===== Alternative forms ===== bet ===== Descendants ===== Dutch: bet (still as simplex in Early Modern Dutch, now fossilized in e.g. in betweter (“know-it-all”)) === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== bat first/third-person singular past indicative of bidden === Further reading === “bat (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 “bat (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bat (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bet (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page bet == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English batt, from Celtic; influenced by Old French batte. ==== Alternative forms ==== batt, batte, bot ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bat/, /bɔt/ ==== Noun ==== bat (plural battes or botten) A mace, bat, or morningstar (blunt weapon) (rare) A pole or stick used for other (rare, Late Middle English) A strike or hit from a weapon. (rare, Late Middle English) A clump of soft material. ===== Descendants ===== English: bat, batt Scots: bat Yola: bath, bat → Irish: bata → Scottish Gaelic: bata ===== References ===== “bat, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 July 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== bat (Northern) alternative form of bot (“boat”) == Middle High German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈbaːt/ === Verb === bāt alternative form of badete == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *bait. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑːt/ === Noun === bāt m boat ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: Occasionally appears as feminine: Strong ō-stem: ==== Descendants ==== == Old French == === Alternative forms === bot, bote === Etymology === Borrowed from Old English bāt and Middle English bot. === Noun === bat oblique singular, m (oblique plural batz, nominative singular batz, nominative plural bat) boat === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “bat”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. == Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bad̪/ === Verb === bat inflection of is: third-person plural imperative third-person plural present subjunctive === Mutation === == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbat/ Rhymes: -at Syllabification: bat Homophones: bad, Bat === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *batъ. ==== Noun ==== bat m inan (diminutive bacik) whip (rod for beating) Synonym: bicz (slang) joint (marijuana cigarette) (in the plural) whipping, lash (type of corporal punishment) Synonyms: bicie, cięgi, knoty, lanie, wały (in the plural, literary) reproof (criticizing) Synonym: cięgi (in the plural, literary) whipping, licking, beating (heavy defeat or setback) Synonym: cięgi ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Either borrowed from Swedish bat or Italian batto. ==== Noun ==== bat m inan bateau (type of boat) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Thai บาท (bàat), from Sanskrit पाद (pāda). ==== Noun ==== bat m animal baht (currency of Thailand) ===== Declension ===== === References === === Further reading === bat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN bat in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Verb === bat inflection of bate: first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive third-person plural present indicative == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Slavic *batъ. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bât/ ==== Noun ==== bȁt m inan (Cyrillic spelling ба̏т) mallet helve hammer ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “bat”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باصدی (bastı) (Turkish bastı), from باصمق (basmak) (Turkish basmak). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bâːt/ ==== Noun ==== bȃt m inan (Cyrillic spelling ба̑т) The tramp of heavy footsteps, as in a military march (rare) The tramp of horses’ hooves ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “bat”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bâːt/ ==== Noun ==== bȃt m inan (Cyrillic spelling ба̑т) alternative form of bȁht ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “bat”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbat/ [ˈbat̪] Rhymes: -at Syllabification: bat === Noun === bat m (plural bats) (baseball) bat (act of batting) misspelling of baht === Further reading === “bat”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbat/ [ˈbat̪̚] Rhymes: -at Syllabification: bat === Adverb === bat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔) alternative spelling of ba't == Turkish == === Verb === bat second-person singular imperative of batmak == Tzotzil == === Pronunciation === (Zinacantán) IPA(key): /ɓätʰ/ === Verb === bat (intransitive) to go === References === Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. Laughlin, Robert M. [et al.] (1988) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of Santo Domingo Zinacantán, vol. I. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. == Yola == === Noun === bat alternative form of bath === References === Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 106 == Yucatec Maya == === Noun === bat (plural batoʼob) hail, hailstone == Zhuang == === Pronunciation === (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /paːt˧˥/ Tone numbers: bad7 Hyphenation: bat === Etymology 1 === From Middle Chinese 缽 (pat). ==== Noun ==== bat (Sawndip forms 朳 or 𥐙 or 鈸 or 叭 or 拔, 1957–1982 spelling bat) basin; bowl Synonym: (dialectal) angq ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Classifier ==== bat (1957–1982 spelling bat) basin of; bowl of === Etymology 2 === From Middle Chinese 八 (peat, “eight”). Doublet of bet. ==== Numeral ==== bat (1957–1982 spelling bat) eight (used in compounds) Synonym: bet