schaats

Dutch

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aːts
IPA^(key): /sxaːts/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch schāetse (“stilt”), from Old Northern French escache.

Noun

schaats f (plural schaatsen, diminutive schaatsje n)

skate, ice skate
(archaic) stilt
Synonym: stelt

Derived terms

baanschaats
klapschaats
krulschaats
rolschaats
schaatsen
schaatsenrijden
schaatssport

Descendants

Afrikaans: skaats
→ English: skate
- → Dutch: skate

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

schaats

first-person singular present indicative of schaatsen
imperative of schaatsen

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