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paten

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈpætən/
  • homophone: patten
  • homophone: Patton
  • homophone: pattern (most non-rhotic accents)

1

noun

Meaning 1

The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any shallow dish found in an archaeological site.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дискос (diskos) — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • Catalan: patena — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • Czech: patena — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • Dutch: pateen — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • Finnish: pateeni — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • Finnish: öylättilautanen — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • French: patène — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • German: Patene — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • Icelandic: patína — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • Indonesian: patena — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • Italian: patena — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • Old English: hūsldisċ — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • Polish: patena — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • Portuguese: pátena — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • Portuguese: patena — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • Spanish: patena — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • Swedish: paten — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • Tagalog: patena — plate for the host during Eucharist
  • Ukrainian: ди́скос (dýskos) — plate for the host during Eucharist