bât

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bat"

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French bast, from Vulgar Latin *bastum, derivative of *bastō (“to carry”), from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to lift, bear”). Displaced Classical Latin clitellae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba/, /bɑ/
• Homophones: bas, bâts (general), bat, bats (some speakers)

Noun

bât m (plural bâts)

1. packsaddle

Derived terms

• cheval de bât
• c’est là que le bât blesse

Further reading

• “bât”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from bătrân.

Adjective

bât m or n (feminine singular bâtă, masculine plural bâți, feminine and neuter plural bâte)

1. old (about people)

Declension

Declension of bât

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	bât		bâtă	bâți	bâte
	definite	bâtul		bâta	bâții	bâtele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	bât		bâte	bâți	bâte
	definite	bâtului		bâtei	bâților	bâtelor

Noun

bât m (plural bâți)

1. grandfather

Declension

Declension of bât

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) bât	bâtul	(niște) bâți	bâții
genitive/dative	(unui) bât	bâtului	(unor) bâți	bâților
vocative	bâtule		bâților