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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French bâton. Doublet of baston.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bătʹŏn, IPA(key): /ˈbætɒn/, /ˈbætən/, /ˈbætn̩/
- (US) enPR: bətänʹ, IPA(key): /bəˈtɑn/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ætɒn, -ætən, (US) -ɑn
Noun
[edit]baton (plural batons)
- A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
- A field marshal's baton
- (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
- (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
- (US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen; a truncheon (UK).
- Synonyms: billy club, nightstick
- (heraldry) A bend with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, typically borne sinister, and often used as a mark of cadency, initially for both legitimate and illegitimate children, but later chiefly for illegitimate children.
- A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
- (cooking) A long slice of a vegetable, thicker than a julienne.
Synonyms
[edit]- wand; rod; bat; club
- See also Thesaurus:stick
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]military staff of office
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music: conductor's stick
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sports: object transferred by relay runners
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club of the police
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heraldry: a bend with the ends cut off
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a short vertical post in a fence used to separate wires, not set into the ground
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- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Verb
[edit]baton (third-person singular simple present batons, present participle batoning or batonning, simple past and past participle batoned or batonned)
- (transitive) To strike with a baton.
Translations
[edit]to strike with a baton
References
[edit]- The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]
- The Observer's Book of Heraldry, by Charles Mackinnon of Dunakin, page 58.
Further reading
[edit]- baton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Baton in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
[edit]Cebuano
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from English baton, from French bâton, from Old French baston, probably from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōnis. Doublet of baston.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]batón
- baton (staff or truncheon)
- (music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band
- (sports) object transferred by relay runners
- club used by policemen; night stick
- Synonym: batuta
Verb
[edit]batón
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]batón
- to have something
- to have a servant
- to watch; to look after; to take care of
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Fr. Juan Felis de la Encarnación (1851) Diccionario bisaya-español[2] (overall work in Cebuano and Spanish), Amigos del País, page 53
- John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[3] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
Crimean Tatar
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]baton (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])
Declension
[edit]Declension of baton
nominative | baton |
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genitive | batonnıñ |
dative | batonğa |
accusative | batonnı |
locative | batonda |
ablative | batondan |
References
[edit]- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][4], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Esperanto
[edit]Noun
[edit]baton
- accusative singular of bato
Haitian Creole
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]baton
Hiligaynon
[edit]Verb
[edit]báton
Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]baton
Louisiana Creole
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]baton
References
[edit]- Albert Valdman; Thomas A. Klinger; Margaret M. Marshall; Kevin J. Rottet, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole, →ISBN, page 64
Mauritian Creole
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]baton
References
[edit]- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]baton m inan (diminutive batonik) or baton m animal (diminutive batonik)
Declension
[edit]Declension of baton
Further reading
[edit]- baton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- baton in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]baton n (plural batoane)
Declension
[edit]Declension of baton
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) baton | batonul | (niște) batoane | batoanele |
genitive/dative | (unui) baton | batonului | (unor) batoane | batoanelor |
vocative | batonule | batoanelor |
Further reading
[edit]- baton in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Seychellois Creole
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]baton
References
[edit]- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English baton, from French bâton, from Old French baston, probably from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōnis. Doublet of baston.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈton/ [bɐˈton]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ba‧ton
Noun
[edit]batón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜈ᜔)
- baton (staff or truncheon)
Further reading
[edit]- “baton”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tetum
[edit]Noun
[edit]batón
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