slat

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See also: slať, slät, and slặt

English

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Etymology

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Old French esclat. Doublet of slate and éclat.

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Noun

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slat (plural slats)

  1. A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic; spline.
    slats of a window blind
  2. (aviation) A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed.
  3. (skiing, slang) A ski.
    • 2005, Richard V. Shriver, Gold to Refine, page 31:
      I never got down that hill without losing at least one of my skis! Clarence didn't lose his slats. The straps went over his boots and held them in place. If he fell, he risked breaking a foot or leg, but the slats stayed on.
  4. A thin piece of stone; a slate.

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Verb

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slat (third-person singular simple present slats, present participle slatting, simple past and past participle slatted)

  1. To construct or provide with slats.
  2. To slap or strike; to beat, pummel; to hurl or throw down violently.
  3. (British, dialectal) To split; to crack.
  4. To set on; to incite.

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Anagrams

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish slat, from Proto-Celtic *slattā (stalk, staff). Cognate with Welsh llath.

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Noun

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slat f (genitive singular slaite, nominative plural slata or slatacha)

  1. rod, slender stick
    Synonyms: bata, maide
  2. cane, switch
    Synonym: cána
  3. wand
  4. slender bar, rod
  5. rail
  6. sapling, slip, scion
  7. (anatomy) penis
    Synonym: bod
  8. (measurement) yard
    Synonym: cleith
  9. (in the plural) outskirts

Declension

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  • Alternative strong plural form: slatacha

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
slat shlat
after an, tslat
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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Old English

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Verb

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slāt

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of slītan

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish slat, from Proto-Celtic *slattā (stalk, staff). Cognate with Welsh llath.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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slat f (genitive singular slait or slaite, plural slatan)

  1. stick, rod, twig, switch, wand
  2. yard (unit of length)
  3. (vulgar, slang, anatomy) penis

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See also

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
slat shlat
after "an", t-slat
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.