Skat

See also: skat and Skät

German

Etymology

From Italian scarto (“discard”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈskaːt/
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  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Skat m (genitive Skats or Skates, plural Skate or Skats)

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

Declension
Declension of Skat
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Skat die Skate
genitive eines des Skates,
Skats		 der Skate
dative einem dem Skat,
Skate1		 den Skaten
accusative einen den Skat die Skate
1Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

References
  1. Skat in Duden online
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