pate
See also: Appendix:Variations of "pate"
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English pate, of uncertain origin. Perhaps a shortened form of Old French patene or Medieval Latin patena, both from Latin patina (“pan, dish”). Alternatively, perhaps akin to Old Frisian pote (“skull”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pate (plural pates)
- (somewhat archaic) The head, particularly the top or crown.
- He had a shiny, bald pate.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 7:16:
- His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
- (archaic) Wit, cleverness, cognitive abilities.
- 1598, Love's Labour's Lost, by Shakespeare
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 4 scene 1
- I thank thee for that jest: here's a garment
- for't: wit shall not go unrewarded while I am king of
- this country: 'Steal by line and level,' is an excellent
- pass of pate: there's another garment for't.
Derived terms
Translations
top of the head
wit, cleverness
See also
Etymology 2
Attested since circa 1700, from French pâté, from Old French paste, pastée.
Pronunciation
Noun
pate (plural pates)
- Alternative spelling of pâté (finely-ground paste of meat, fish, etc.)
- The interior body, or non-rind portion of cheese, described by its texture, density, and color.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
pate c (singular definite pateen, plural indefinite pateer)
Inflection
Declension of pate
Italian
Etymology
From Latin pater, from Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
Pronunciation
Noun
pate m (plural pati)
References
- pate in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Japanese
Romanization
pate
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) patē
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Verb
pate
Walloon
Noun
pate f (plural pates)
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