lat

1. (feminine) a slat, a lath
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, feminine) clipping of meetlat (“flat ruler, yardstick”)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɑt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: latte

Inherited from Old Dutch: *latta

In summary

From Middle Dutch latte, from Old Dutch *latta, from Proto-West Germanic *lattu, from Proto-Germanic *lattō, *laþþō.

Concepts

lath

slat

batten

bar

measure

rail

Synonyms

lineaal

meetlat

regel

rekstok

richel

Translations

Latte

ripa

latte

metro

picchiare

righello

regolo

medidor

sarrafo

regla

lame