abatage

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

abatage

. from Middle French abataige . it is derived from abattre with the suffix -age. the spelling with a single t prevailed until the 19th century where, for homogeneity with abattre, the spelling with two t's began to appear. the latter is endorsed by the Académie française and promoted by most dictionaries. but occurrences with a single t are still numerous.

Definition

Plural

abatages

See also

abat (cn.) abattement (cn.) abattu (adj.) abattage (cn.) rabattement (cn.) rabattu (adj.) abatteur (cn.) abattre (v.) abatture (cn.) abatteuse (cn.) rabat (cn.) rabattage (cn.) rabatteur (cn.) rabattre (v.) rabatteuse (cn.) rabattable (adj.) abattable (adj.)