abattre
Norman
verb
Definitions
- (Jersey) to knock down
Etymology
Inherited from Old French abatre (beat down) inherited from Latin *abbatere, battuō (beat, strike, fight, hit, pound, I beat, I fight).
Origin
Latin
battuō
Gloss
beat, strike, fight, hit, pound, I beat, I fight
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- *abbatere Latin
- *abbatō Latin
- *bataclum Latin
- abbatto Latin
- battere Latin
- battetura Latin
- battuō Latin
- battālia Latin
- battō Latin
- abbattere Italian
- abatir Spanish, Castilian
- batalla Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰedʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- abaten Middle English
- abateure Old French
- abatre Old French
- baterie Old French
- batre Old French
- batte Old French
- abatre Catalan, Valencian
- abate Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- bătător Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- abatement Middle French
- abattre Middle French
- abbatre Middle French
- abater Old Portuguese
- strãbat Aromanian
- abatre Occitan
- abàter Occitan
- abàtte Ligurian
- bot Dalmatian
- aibaitre Bourguignon