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spaten späten
German
Etymology
The word was originally restricted to Low and Central German: from de gmh spade, gmh spate and de gml spade, both from de osx spado (possibly also goh *spato), from de gem-pro *spadô. Due to its northern origin the form has undergone open-syllable lengthening before -t- (which was generally blocked in Upper German). Cognate to en spade; see there for further cognates.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃpaːt(ə)n/
de De-Spaten.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de sparten some speakers Sparten some speakers
de aːtn̩ 2
Noun
m
spade
de colloquial derogatory idiot, dumbass
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Spatenstich Klappspaten Spatengriff Spatengabel Spatengang Spatenforschung Spatenforscher Spatensoldat Spatengericht Wichsspaten
Further reading
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