bât

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bat"

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French bast, from Vulgar Latin *bastum, derivative of *bastō (“to carry, serve as a support, suffice”), 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

Alternative forms

• bît — 1953–1993 spelling

Etymology

Probably from bătrân.

Adjective

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

1. (regional) old (about people)

Declension

		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. (regional) grandfather

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	bât	bâtul		bâți	bâții
genitive-dative	bât	bâtului		bâți	bâților
vocative	bâtule			bâților