Skat

See also: skat and Skät

English

Proper noun

Skat

1. (astronomy) The star Delta Aquarii in the constellation of Aquarius.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scarto (“discard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskaːt/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Skat m or n (strong, genitive Skates or Skats, plural Skate or Skats) (usually uncountable)

1. A type of trick-taking card game played with 3 players, popular in Germany.
2. The two discards in the game of Skat.

Usage notes

• Sense 2 is always masculine. The game itself may be construed as masculine or neuter.

Declension

Declension of Skat [masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Skat	die	Skate, Skats
genitive	eines	des	Skates, Skats	der	Skate, Skats
dative	einem	dem	Skat, Skate1	den	Skaten, Skats
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Skat	die	Skate, Skats

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• → English: skat

Further reading

• Skat (card game) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Skat on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de