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pat

/ˈpat/

Rhymes with -at

Where it comes from

Often thought to be from Greek πάτος (pátos, “path”), but also possibly from Latin pactum (“fastened, fixed, planted”), with the loss of the -p- in the normal result, *papt, explicable through dissimilation from the initial consonant; compare păta, boteza.

noun paturi · pat · patul · paturile

neuter bed

In English

bed piece of furniture
stalemate chess term
butt larger or thicker end of anything; blunt end

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"pat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/pat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/pat

Chicago

"pat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/pat.

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@misc{pat_2026,
  title = {pat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/pat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}