schat

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sxɑt/ Hyphenation: schat Rhymes: -ɑt === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch schat, from Old Dutch *skat, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt, from Proto-Germanic *skattaz. ==== Noun ==== schat m (plural schatten, diminutive schatje n) a treasure, amassed valuables a rich (varied, rare, large …) collection or find (regardless of intrinsic value) honey, darling, sweet person (term of endearment) Synonyms: bout, lieveling, lieverd, schattebout, schattepatat ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: skat Negerhollands: skat → Papiamentu: skat === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== schat inflection of schatten: first/second/third-person singular present indicative imperative == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *skat, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt. === Noun === schat m (amount of) money treasure, large amount of wealth treasury valuable estimate, appraisal ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== schatten ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: schat Afrikaans: skat Limburgish: sjat === Further reading === “scat”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “schat”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Alternative forms === sat, schet, scet === Etymology === From Old English sċeatt, sċeat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃat/, /ʃɛt/ === Noun === schat (Early Middle English) Money, cash, currency; monetary or fiscal wealth. Wares, possessions, property; that which is owned. (rare) A bit or section of something. ==== Descendants ==== → Medieval Latin: scata, sceatta ==== References ==== “shat, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 25 November 2018.