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Definitions and meaning of slat

slat

English

Etymology

Old French esclat. Doublet of slate and éclat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slæt/
• Rhymes: -æt

Noun

slat (plural slats)

1. A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.

   Synonyms: billet, flitch, spline
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.
4. A thin piece of stone; a slate.

Derived terms

• slatback
• slatless

Translations

Verb

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.

Translations

Anagrams

• Alts, LTAs, SALT, Salt, TLAs, alts, last, lats, salt

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠl̪ˠɑt̪ˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /sˠlɑt̪ˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /sˠl̪ˠat̪ˠ/, [sˠl̪ˠaːt̪ˠ]
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠl̪ˠat̪ˠ/

Noun

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

1. rod, stick

   Synonyms: bata, maide

2. cane, switch

   Synonym: cána

3. wand
4. (vulgar) dick, cock (penis)

   Synonym: bod

5. yard (unit of measure)

   Synonym: cleith

Declension

• Alternative strong plural form: slatacha

Derived terms

• slata Napier
• slat bhrataí (“jack-staff”)

Mutation

References

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “slat”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old English

Verb

slāt

1. first/third-person singular preterite of slītan

Old Irish

Etymology

Hackstein relates this to Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal”) and Albanian shtjell.

Noun

slat f

1. plunder
   • The Annals of Ulster from the Trinity College MS 1282, published in The Annals of Ulster (to A.D. 1131) (1983, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Seán Mac Airt & Gearóid Mac Niocaill, AD 825

Inflection

Descendants

• Middle Irish: slat
  • Irish: slad

References

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 slat”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠl̪ˠaht/

Noun

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

Declension

Derived terms

• iadh-shlat
• slat-tomhais

See also

• mìle (“mile”)
• òirleach (“inch”)
• troigh (“foot”)

Mutation