Spagat

German

ein Mädchen im Spagat

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpaˈɡaːt/

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• Rhymes: -aːt
• Hyphenation: Spa‧gat

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian spaccata.

Noun

Spagat m or n (strong, genitive Spagates or Spagats, plural Spagate)

1. splits (move in dance or gymnastics in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body)

Declension

Declension of Spagat [masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Spagat	die	Spagate
genitive	eines	des	Spagates, Spagats	der	Spagate
dative	einem	dem	Spagat, Spagate1	den	Spagaten
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Spagat	die	Spagate

¹Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian spaghetto, diminutive of spago, from Late Latin spacus.

Noun

Spagat m (strong, genitive Spagates or Spagats, plural Spagate)

1. (Austria, Bavaria) cord, string

   Synonyms: Schnur, Bindfaden

Declension

Declension of Spagat [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Spagat	die	Spagate
genitive	eines	des	Spagates, Spagats	der	Spagate
dative	einem	dem	Spagat, Spagate1	den	Spagaten
accusative	einen	den	Spagat	die	Spagate

¹Now rare, see notes.