Oblate

See also: oblate

German

• IPA^(key): /oˈblaːtə/ (Germany)
• IPA^(key): /ˈoːb̥laːtɛ/, /oˈb̥laːtɛ/ (Austria)

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• 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)

1. (Roman Catholicism) consecrated wafer, host (small thin round piece of unleavened bread)
2. wafer (a pastry consisting of thin round wafers with a sweet filling)

Declension

Declension of Oblate [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Oblate	die	Oblaten
genitive	einer	der	Oblate	der	Oblaten
dative	einer	der	Oblate	den	Oblaten
accusative	eine	die	Oblate	die	Oblaten

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 (“I offer”).

Noun

Oblate m (weak, genitive Oblaten, plural Oblaten, feminine Oblatin)

1. (Roman Catholicism) oblate

Declension

Declension of Oblate [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Oblate	die	Oblaten
genitive	eines	des	Oblaten	der	Oblaten
dative	einem	dem	Oblaten	den	Oblaten
accusative	einen	den	Oblaten	die	Oblaten

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.