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.)