sat

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sat"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Santali or Santali ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ (santaṛi).

Symbol

sat

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Santali.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Santali terms

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: săt, IPA^(key): /sæt/

  • Audio (UK):

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  • Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -æt

Etymology 1

See sit.

Verb

sat

1. simple past and past participle of sit

   I sat in the middle of the park.

   Jill sat Jack down for a talk.

   We sat ourselves down for dinner.

   The children were sat at a low table. (informal; chiefly UK/Commonwealth)

   • 2007, Tony Bell, “eighteen”, in Life in the Bus Lane‎^[1], Cambridge: Vanguard Press, →ISBN, page 103:

     Hold on, I’m sat on my arse while I’m writing this.

Usage notes

• In parts of the UK, sat may be colloquially used as if in place of sitting in sentences such as: this morning, I was sat at the bus stop waiting for the bus.

Translations

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Translations to be checked

• Woiwurrung: ^{(please verify)} ngorrn-i

Etymology 2

Clippings.

Adjective

sat (comparative more sat, superlative most sat)

1. Abbreviation of satisfactory.
2. Abbreviation of satisfied.
3. Abbreviation of saturated.

Derived terms

• sat fat

Noun

sat (plural sats)

1. Abbreviation of satellite (“artificial orbital body”).
2. Abbreviation of satori (“a mutant gene of Drosophila, a genus of fruit flies, that causes homosexual behaviour in males (specifically, courtship directed to other males)”).
3. Abbreviation of satoshi (“a hundred-millionth of a bitcoin”).
4. Level of saturation (especially of oxygen in the blood).
   • 2010, Virginia Allum, Patricia McGarr, Cambridge English for Nursing Pre-intermediate Student's Book with Audio CD, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 93:

     Also, your blood pressure and oxygen sats – that's the amount of oxygen in your blood.

   • 2012, Emily Forbes, Georgie's Big Greek Wedding?, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 44:

     [T]his is her third admission for breathing difficulties. The first two admissions we managed to control her and discharge her home with her mum. This time we can't get her oxygen sats up—they're actually falling.

   • 2015, Christopher J Gallagher, MD, Pure and Simple: Anesthesia Writtens Review IV Questions, Answers, Explanations 501-1000, →ISBN:

     Intubation is not necessary unless his oxygen sat reading is low.

Derived terms

artificial orbital body

• comsat, commsat
• cubesat
• femtosat
• killsat
• microsat
• minisat
• nanosat
• picosat
• satcom, satcomm
• satnav
• satphone
• spysat
• subsat

• sat diver

See also

• desat

See also

• verbum sat

Anagrams

• Sta., ats, ast, TAs, Sta, sta, AST, Ast, ATs, tas, Tas., ATS, at's, TSA, T(S/A), as't, TAS, T.A.s, Tas, -ast, TA's, STA

Achang

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sat (“to kill”)

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /sat˧/
• (Lianghe) [sɑʔ⁵⁵]
• (Longchuan) [sat⁵⁵]
• (Luxi) [sat⁵⁵]
• (Xiandao) [sat⁵⁵]

Verb

sat

1. to kill

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎^[2], Payap University, page 113

Chuukese

Noun

sat

1. sea

Danish

Etymology

Formed after German gesetzt.

Adjective

sat (plural and definite singular attributive satte)

1. lethargic, sluggish, indolent

Inflection

Inflection of sat

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	sat	mere sat	mest sat2
indefinite neuter singular	sat	mere sat	mest sat2
plural	satte	mere sat	mest sat2
definite attributive1	satte	mere sat	mest satte

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Verb

sat

1. past participle of sætte

References

• “sat” in Den Danske Ordbog

Fiji Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English shirt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səʈ/

Noun

sat

1. shirt

References

• Fiji Hindi Dictionary

Gothic

Romanization

sat

1. romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐍄

Icelandic

Verb

sat

1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of sitja

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin satis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sat/

Adverb

sat

1. enough, sufficiently

   Ka tu esas sat maskula por kombatar me?

   Are you man enough to fight me?

Derived terms

• sate
• sata (“enough”)
• sato (“a sufficiency”)

Indonesian

Noun

sat

1. (law enforcement) clipping of satuan (“unit”)

Japhug

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sat/

Verb

sat

1. (Kamnyu, transitive) to kill

References

• Jacques, Guillaume, editor (2015–2016), Dictionnaire Japhug-Chinois-Français, version 1.1 嘉绒-汉-法词典, Paris: Projet HimalCo

Kalasha

Etymology

From Sanskrit सप्त (sapta). Compare Hindi सात (sāt), Khowar سوت (sot).

Numeral

sat

1. seven; 7

Kedah Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sat/
• Rhymes: -at

Adverb

sat

1. For a moment, for a few minutes, for a second.

   Hang tunggu tang ni sat na, aku nak pi teghebey burung tu.

   You wait here for a second, I am going to slingshot the bird.

   Hang ni sat-sat pi tandas, sat-sat pi tandas.

   Why are you being like this, going to the toilet frequently (exaggerated to every few seconds).

2. As a consequence, then, or else

   Jalan lekaih, sat gi tak dan masuk kelas.

   Walk faster; or else, we are not going to make it to the class.

See also

• sekejap
• sebentar

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsat]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsat]

Adverb

sat (not comparable)

1. alternative form of satis (“enough”)
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.291:

     “‘Sat patriae Priamōque datum [...].’”

     [Aeneas recalls a dream about Hector, who says:] “‘[You] have given enough to [our] country and to [King] Priam.’”

   • c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium 47.18:

     Hoc quī dīxerit oblīvīscētur id dominīs parum nōn esse quod deō sat est.

     [The person] who says this forgets that [a certain respect] cannot be too little for masters since it is enough for a god.

References

• “sat”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “sat”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German sat, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz. Cognate with German satt, Dutch zat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaːt/

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• Rhymes: -aːt

Adjective

sat (masculine saten, neuter sat, comparative méi sat, superlative am saatsten)

1. full, sated

   Ech sinn esou sat!

   I'm so full!

2. drunk, inebriated

Declension

Declension of sat

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		hien ass sat	si ass sat	et ass sat	si si(nn) sat
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	saten	sat	sat	sat
	independent without determiner			sates	sater
dative	after any declined word	saten	sater	saten	saten
	as first declined word	satem		satem

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sat/
• Rhymes: -sat, -at

Adjective

sat (comparative lebih sat, superlative paling sat)

1. the highest value card in a playing card
2. (archaic) measurement for rice

Adverb

sat

1. for a second, in a moment, wait

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French chat.

Noun

sat

1. cat

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Middle English

Noun

sat

1. alternative form of schat

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• set (Sylt)
• sate (Mooring)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sitjaną.

Pronunciation

• (Föhr-Amrum) IPA^(key): [sat]

Verb

sat

1. (Föhr-Amrum) to sit

Conjugation

Conjugation of sat (Föhr-Amrum dialect)

infinitive I	sat
infinitive II	(tu) saten
past participle	seeden
imperative singular	sat
imperative plural	sat’m
	present	past
1st singular	sat	seed
2nd singular	satst	seedst
3rd singular	sat	seed
plural	sat	seed
	perfect	pluperfect
1st singular	haa seeden	hed seeden
2nd singular	heest seeden	hedst seeden
3rd singular	hee seeden	hed seeden
plural	haa seeden	hed seeden
	future (skel)	future (wel)
1st singular	skal sat	wal sat
2nd singular	skääl sat	wääl sat
3rd singular	skal sat	wal sat
plural	skel sat	wel sat

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

sat

1. past of sitja and sitta

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sad, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz.

Adjective

sat

1. satiated

Inflection

Declension of sat (a-stem)

strong declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	sat	sat	sat	sada, sade
accusative	sadan, saden	sada	sat	sada, sade
genitive	sades	sadero	sades	sadero
dative	sadin, sademo	sadero	sadin, sademo	sadon
weak declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	sado	sada	sada	sadon
accusative	sadon	sadon	sada	sadon
genitive	sadin	sadon	sadin	sadono
dative	sadin	sadon	sadin	sadon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: sat
  • Dutch: zat
    • Afrikaans: sat

References

• “sat”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-. Compare Old Saxon sad, Dutch zat, Old English sæd, Old Norse saðr, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌸𐍃 (saþs).

Adjective

sat

1. full, sated

Descendants

• Middle High German: sat
  • German: satt
  • Luxembourgish: sat
  • Yiddish: זאַט (zat)

Old Norse

Verb

sat

1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of sitja

Romanian

Alternative forms

• fsat — obsolete

Etymology

From Old Romanian fsat, inherited from Late Latin fossātum (“entrenchment, place enclosed by a ditch”), from Latin fossa (“ditch”). Compare Albanian fshat (“village”), Byzantine Greek φουσσάτον (phoussáton, “citadel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsat/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -at

Noun

sat n (plural sate or (regional) saturi)

1. village
2. (obsolete) dwelling
3. (obsolete) field

   Synonym: câmp

4. (obsolete) shrine, holy place
5. (obsolete) bed

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	sat	satul		sate	satele
genitive-dative	sat	satului		sate	satelor
vocative	satule			satelor

Derived terms

• sătean
• săteancă
• sătesc
• sătișor
• sătuc

Further reading

• “sat”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sat-. Compare to Turkish satmak.

Verb

sat

1. to sell

References

Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “sat”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• sȁhat, sàhat

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ساعت (saʼat), from Persian ساعت (sâ'at), from Arabic سَاعَة (sāʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sâːt/

Noun

sȃt m inan (Cyrillic spelling са̑т)

1. clock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time)

   Synonyms: rèlōj, ȕra

Declension

Declension of sat

	singular	plural
nominative	sȃt	sа́tovi
genitive	sȃta	sȁtōvā/sаtо́vа̄
dative	sȃtu	sа́tovima
accusative	sȃt	sа́tove
vocative	sȃte	sа́tovi
locative	sȃtu	sа́tovima
instrumental	sȃtom	sа́tovima

Noun

sȃt m inan (Cyrillic spelling са̑т)

1. hour

   Synonym: (Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia) čȁs

   Koliko je sati? ― What time is it?

   Jedan je sat. ― It is one o'clock.

   Dva je sata. ― It's two o'clock.

   Pet je sati. ― It's five o'clock.

2. (education) class, lecture (a single school period or academic lesson, typically lasting around an hour)

   Prvo na rasporedu je sat matematike.

   First on the timetable is math class.

Declension

Declension of sat

	singular	plural
nominative	sȃt	sȃti
genitive	sȃta	sátī
dative	sȃtu	sȃtima
accusative	sȃt	sȃte
vocative	sȃte	sȃti
locative	sȃtu	sȃtima
instrumental	sȃtom	sȃtima

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French chat.

Noun

sat

1. cat

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Turkish

Noun

sat

1. alternative form of sad

Verb

sat

1. second-person singular imperative of satmak