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hastate

/ˈhæsteɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
has-tate
IPA
/ˈhæsteɪt/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped similarly to a halberd, with pointed lobes pointed outward from the base.

adj

Of or pertaining to a spear.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hastate, borrowed from Latin hastātus (“armed with a spear”), from hasta (“spear”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hastate, hastātus

Inflected Forms

more hastate (comparative) most hastate (superlative)

Derived Forms

hastately semihastate

Synonyms

spearhead-shaped

Questions

How do you pronounce hastate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæsteɪt/.
What does hastate mean?
Shaped similarly to a halberd, with pointed lobes pointed outward from the base.
Where does hastate come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce hastate

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