vat

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle English vat, a variant of fat (vat, vessel, cask), from Old English fæt (vat, vessel, jar, cup; casket; division ), from Proto-Germanic *fatą (vessel), from Proto-Indo-European *pod- (vessel). Cognate with Scots fat, vat, vautt (vat, cask, tub), West Frisian fet, Dutch vat (barrel, cask, vessel, vat), German Fass (barrel, keg, drum, cask, vat), Danish fad (saucer, dish), Swedish fat (dish, barrel, cask, vat), Icelandic fat (dish, saucer). See fat.

Noun [edit]

vat (plural vats)

  1. A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.

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Verb [edit]

vat (third-person singular simple present vats, present participle vatting, simple past and past participle vatted)

  1. (transitive) To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat.

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Dutch [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Middle Dutch vat, from Old Dutch *fat, from Proto-Germanic *fatą.

Noun [edit]

vat n (plural vaten, diminutive vatje or vaatje)

  1. barrel, tank
  2. (biology) vessel
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Etymology 2 [edit]

From Middle Dutch vat. Related to vatten.

Noun [edit]

vat m (uncountable)

  1. grip, both literal and figurative
    geen vat krijgen op ... — not being able to get a grip on ...
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Verb [edit]

vat

  1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of vatten
  2. imperative of vatten

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Rafsi [edit]

vat

  1. rafsi of vamtu.

Volapük [edit]

Etymology [edit]

German Wasser and English/Dutch water.

Noun [edit]

vat (plural vats)

  1. water

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