скат

Bulgarian

Крайбрежни скатове при Калиакра

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sъkatъ, probably via the intermediate Russian скат (skat).

Noun

скат • (skat) m (relational adjective ска́тен)

1. (literally) upward slope, ascent

   Synonym: нанаго́рнище (nanagórnište)

   Antonym: (dialectal) сляз (sljaz)

2. steep, cliff

   Synonyms: стръмнина́ (strǎmniná), отве́с (otvés), (dialectal) върло́ (vǎrló)

Declension

Declension of скат

	singular	plural
indefinite	скат skat	ска́тове skátove
definite (subject form)	ска́тът skátǎt	ска́товете skátovete
definite (object form)	ска́та skáta
count form	—	ска́та skáta

Related terms

• кате́ря (katérja, “to climb up”)
• ката́я impf (katája), ката́вам pf (katávam)
  • ската́я impf (skatája), ската́вам pf (skatávam, “to roll up, to fold over”)
  • разката́я impf (razkatája), разката́вам pf (razkatávam, “to unwrap, to fold out”)
• кат (kat, “fold”)
  • отка́т (otkát, “recoil, rollback”)
  • прока́т (prokát, “profile, section, design”) (technical)
  • ука́т (ukát, “detail in assembly”) (technical)

References

• “скат”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “скат”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Скат.

Скат.

Скат.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [skat]
• Rhymes: -at

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъkatъ. Verbal noun from скати́ть (skatítʹ).

Noun

скат • (skat) m inan (genitive ска́та, nominative plural ска́ты, genitive plural ска́тов)

1. slope, incline
2. rolling down
3. (automotive) tire/tyre
4. (rail transport) a set of wheelsets (e.g. a pair of wheelsets for one bogie)

Declension

Declension of скат (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ска́т skát	ска́ты skáty
genitive	ска́та skáta	ска́тов skátov
dative	ска́ту skátu	ска́там skátam
accusative	ска́т skát	ска́ты skáty
instrumental	ска́том skátom	ска́тами skátami
prepositional	ска́те skáte	ска́тах skátax

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk skate f (according to Vasmer).

Noun

скат • (skat) m anim (genitive ска́та, nominative plural ска́ты, genitive plural ска́тов)

2. ray, skate (a marine fish of the order Batoidea with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)

Declension

Declension of скат (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ска́т skát	ска́ты skáty
genitive	ска́та skáta	ска́тов skátov
dative	ска́ту skátu	ска́там skátam
accusative	ска́та skáta	ска́тов skátov
instrumental	ска́том skátom	ска́тами skátami
prepositional	ска́те skáte	ска́тах skátax

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Skat, from Italian scasto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skât/

Noun

ска̏т m (Latin spelling skȁt)

1. a type of card game played with 3 players, popular in Germany

References

• “скат”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024