paten

From Middle English patene, from Old French patene, from Latin patina, from Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē). Doublet of patina, patine, and patena.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpætən/
• Homophones: patten, pattern (some non-rhotic dialects), Patton

paten (plural patens)

1. (Christianity) The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist.
   • 1980, Colin Thubron, Seafarers: The Venetians, page 41:

     An enameled miniature of Christ is set in the center of a jeweled alabaster paten, the plate that holds the bread during Communion services.

2. (archaeology) Any shallow dish found in an archaeological site.

• Penta, penta-

From Dutch patent (“patent”), from Middle French patente, from lettres patentes (“letter in which a privilege is granted”), from Latin littera patens.

• IPA^(key): [ˈpatɛn]
• Hyphenation: pa‧tèn

patèn (first-person possessive patenku, second-person possessive patenmu, third-person possessive patennya)

1. (law, business) patent

• “paten” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

paten

1. Alternative form of patyn

paten

1. Alternative form of patene

• IPA^(key): [pɑ.ten]

paten (definite accusative pateni, plural patenler)

1. roller skate