sabot
See also: sàbot
English
Etymology
Early 17th century, borrowed from Middle French sabot (see French sabot below). Doublet of sabaton and ciabatta.
Noun
sabot (plural sabots)
- A wooden shoe.
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 8:
- She was a tiny little woman and wore big sabots and a big scoop.
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 8:
- A carrier around a projectile in a firearm, cannon or other type of artillery piece that precisely holds the projectile within the barrel.
Derived terms
Translations
a wooden shoe worn in various European countries
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Verb
sabot (third-person singular simple present sabots, present participle saboting, simple past and past participle saboted)
- (transitive) To enclose (a projectile) in a sabot.
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sa‧bot
- IPA(key): /ˈsabot/
French
Etymology
From Middle French savate (“old shoe”), of unknown origin. Possibly from Tatar чабата (çabata, “overshoes”), ultimately either from Ottoman Turkish چاپوت (çaput, çapıt, “patchwork, tatters”), from Ottoman Turkish چاپمق (çapmak, “to slap on”), or of Iranian origin, cognate with modern Persian چپت (čapat, “a kind of traditional leather shoe”). Akin to Norman chavette, Spanish zapato, Italian ciabatta and Portuguese sapato.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.bo/
audio (file)
- IPA(key): /sa.bɔ/ (older, now chiefly Belgium)
- Rhymes: -o, -ɔ
Derived terms
- ne pas se trouver sous le sabot d'un cheval
- ne pas se trouver sous les sabots d'un cheval
- sabot comme un sabot
- sabot de Vénus
- sabotage
- saboter
- avec ses gros sabots
Further reading
- “sabot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French sabot, from Middle French savate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsa.bɔt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -abɔt
- Syllabification: sa‧bot
Declension
Romanian
Declension
Declension of sabot
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) sabot | sabotul | (niște) saboți | saboții |
genitive/dative | (unui) sabot | sabotului | (unor) saboți | saboților |
vocative | sabotule | saboților |
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