skate

A2 Topic:Time

US /skeɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #9279

Meanings

1

verb
to move over ice or a hard surface wearing skates

The Dutch often skate along the frozen canals in winter.
2

noun
a boot with a blade or wheels attached, used for gliding over ice or ground

She laced up her skates and stepped onto the ice.
3

noun
a period or act of skating

The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen.

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Forms skatedskates

Derived forms cheapskate

Etymology

Back-formation from Dutch schaats, from Middle Dutch schāetse, from Old Northern French escache (“a stilt, trestle”) (compare French échasse and English scatch), from a Germanic language, perhaps Frankish *skakkjā (“stilt”, literally “thing that moves”), related to *skakan (“to shake, swing”).

schaats Dutch schāetse Middle Dutch *skakkjā frk

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# skate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /skeɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 9279

## Meanings
1. to move over ice or a hard surface wearing skates
2. a boot with a blade or wheels attached, used for gliding over ice or ground
3. a period or act of skating

## Examples
- The Dutch often skate along the frozen canals in winter.
- She laced up her skates and stepped onto the ice.
- The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen.

## Derived Forms
- cheapskate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: schaats
- Root: schāetse
- Root: *skakkjā

## Etymology
Back-formation from Dutch schaats, from Middle Dutch schāetse, from Old Northern French escache (“a stilt, trestle”) (compare French échasse and English scatch), from a Germanic language, perhaps Frankish *skakkjā (“stilt”, literally “thing that moves”), related to *skakan (“to shake, swing”).

## AI Etymology
Skate is a back-formation from Dutch schaats, from Middle Dutch schāetse, from Old Northern French escache (“a stilt, trestle”) (compare French échasse and English scatch), from a Germanic language, perhaps Frankish *skakkjā (“stilt”, literally “thing that moves”), related to *skakan (“to shake, swing”). Important forms in the word's history include Dutch schaats, Middle Dutch schāetse, frk *skakkjā. In current use it includes senses such as to move over ice or a hard surface wearing skates and a boot with a blade or wheels attached, used for gliding over ice or ground.

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