patte

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

patte

(13th century) from the Old Low Franconian *patta (cf. Dutch dialect (Flemish) pad, patte "sole", Low German pad "id.", German patsche "instrument for striking", patschfuss "webbed foot", (Bavarian) patzen "to stain, tap"). Or from an onomatopoeic root patt-, imitating the sound of two objects colliding, which is widespread in the Romance languages (from Western Europe to Romania). Old French more frequently used poe, pote "paw", from a pre-Celtic *pauta (cf. clumsy).

Definitions

anat
peinture
musique
botanique
marine
coiffure
réseaux
textile

Synonyms

jambefavorisrouflaquette

Plural

pattes

Translations

  • germangerman:Fuß
  • englishenglish:paw
  • danishdanish:pote
  • spanishspanish:pata
  • finnishfinnish:jalka
  • italianitalian:piede
  • dutchdutch:poot
  • polishpolish:stopa
  • portugueseportuguese:
  • russianrussian:лапа
  • swedishswedish:tass
  • turkishturkish:ayak

See also

patelette (cn.) empatter (v.) empattement (cn.) dépatter (v.) pataud (adj.) patté (adj.) pattu (adj.) pattes (v.) empattage (cn.)