patt

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

patt

  1. (knitting) Abbreviation of pattern.
    • 2008, Claire Compton; Sue Whiting, The Knitting and Crochet Bible, page 305:
      Cont in patt until work measures 10cm (4in). Break off B and join in C.

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Estonian[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *patto. Cognate to Votic pattu (sin), dialectal Finnish patto (crime) and Karelian patto (evil, mad).

Noun[edit]

patt (genitive patu, partitive pattu)

  1. sin
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Etymology 2[edit]

Ultimately from Italian patta (stalemate [in chess]).

Noun[edit]

patt (genitive pati, partitive patti)

  1. (chess) stalemate - position where a player has no legal moves, but the king is not mate, resulting in a remis (draw)
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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French pat.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

patt (strong nominative masculine singular patter, not comparable)

  1. (chess) in stalemate (said of a situation where one player is not in check but still has no legal move)
  2. deadlocked

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Further reading[edit]

  • patt” in Duden online
  • patt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Danish pat, from German patt, from Italian patto.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

patt (indeclinable)

  1. (chess) in a state of stalemate; not able to move any piece without compromising the king

Noun[edit]

patt n (genitive singular patts, no plural)

  1. (chess) stalemate

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Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sicilian pattu and/or Italian patto, from Latin pactum.

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Noun[edit]

patt m (plural pattijiet)

  1. pact, agreement

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

patt c

  1. (chess) stalemate