hat

A1 Topic:Clothing & Appearance

US /hæt/ UK /hæt/ See IPA manual

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Sounds like hot /æ/ vs /ɑ/

Freq #1396

Meanings

1

noun
A covering for the head, often with a brim.

She wore a wide straw hat to keep the sun off her face.
2

noun
A particular role or job that a person takes on.

As a manager, I sometimes have to wear my disciplinarian hat.
3

verb
To put a hat on someone or something.

The actor was hatted and dressed for his stage role.

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Forms hatlesshats

Derived forms asshatcraphatdouble-hathat-rackhat-standhat-trickhatbandhatboxhatbrimhatbrushhatcheckhatfish

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bowler hat
a hard felt hat with a rounded crown and a narrow brim

Noun + noun
cowboy hat
a broad-brimmed hat with a soft crown associated with ranch workers

Noun + noun
slouch hat
a soft felt hat with a broad flexible brim

Noun + noun
flowery hat
a head covering decorated with flowers or floral designs

Adjective + noun

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Etymology

From Middle English hat, from Old English hætt, from Proto-Germanic *hattuz (“hat”), perhaps from a late PIE root Proto-Indo-European *kedʰ- (“to guard, cover, care for, protect”) or wanderwort. Cognate with North Frisian hat (“hat”), Danish hat (“hat”), Swedish hatt (“hat”), Icelandic hattur (“hat”), Finnish hattu (“hat”), Latin cassis (“helmet”), Lithuanian kudas (“bird's crest or tuft”), Avestan 𐬑𐬀𐬊𐬛𐬀 (xaoda, “hat”), Persian خود (xud, “helmet”), Welsh cadw (“to provide for, ensure”). Compare also hood.

hat Middle English hætt Old English *hattuz Proto-Germanic *kedʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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# hat

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /hæt/
**IPA (UK):** /hæt/
**Frequency rank:** 1396

## Meanings
1. A covering for the head, often with a brim.
2. A particular role or job that a person takes on.
3. To put a hat on someone or something.

## Examples
- She wore a wide straw hat to keep the sun off her face.
- As a manager, I sometimes have to wear my disciplinarian hat.
- The actor was hatted and dressed for his stage role.

## Derived Forms
- asshat
- craphat
- double-hat
- hat-rack
- hat-stand
- hat-trick
- hatband
- hatbox
- hatbrim
- hatbrush
- hatcheck
- hatfish

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hat
- Root: hætt
- Root: *hattuz
- Root: *kedʰ-

## Etymology
From Middle English hat, from Old English hætt, from Proto-Germanic *hattuz (“hat”), perhaps from a late PIE root Proto-Indo-European *kedʰ- (“to guard, cover, care for, protect”) or wanderwort. Cognate with North Frisian hat (“hat”), Danish hat (“hat”), Swedish hatt (“hat”), Icelandic hattur (“hat”), Finnish hattu (“hat”), Latin cassis (“helmet”), Lithuanian kudas (“bird's crest or tuft”), Avestan 𐬑𐬀𐬊𐬛𐬀 (xaoda, “hat”), Persian خود (xud, “helmet”), Welsh cadw (“to provide for, ensure”). Compare also hood.

## AI Etymology
Hat comes from Middle English hat, from Old English hætt, from Proto-Germanic *hattuz (“hat”), perhaps from a late PIE root Proto-Indo-European *kedʰ- (“to guard, cover, care for, protect”) or wanderwort. Cognate with North Frisian hat (“hat”), Danish hat (“hat”), Swedish hatt (“hat”), Icelandic hattur (“hat”), Finnish hattu (“hat”), Latin cassis (“helmet”), Lithuanian kudas (“bird's crest or tuft”), Avestan 𐬑𐬀𐬊𐬛𐬀 (xaoda, “hat”), Persian خود (xud, “helmet”), Welsh cadw (“to provide for, ensure”). Compare also hood. In current use, the main senses are “A covering for the head, often with a brim” and “A particular role or job that a person takes on”.

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance

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