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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpæ̞t(ə)n/
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• General-American: /ˈpætɚn/
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• General-American: [ˈpæɾɚn]
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• rhymes with -ætə(ɹ)n
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• homophone: paten
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• homophone: patten
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• homophone: Patton (non-rhotic)
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• CMU ARPABET: P AE1 T ER0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From earlier patten, paterne, from Middle English patron (“patron; example”), from Old French patron, from Medieval Latin patrōnus (“patron”). Doublet of padrone, patron, Patronus, and patroon.

185 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: نُمُوذَج (numūḏaj) — that from which a copy is made
• Arabic: نَمَط (namaṭ) — that from which a copy is made
• Arabic: عَيِّنَة (ʕayyina) — that from which a copy is made
• Basque: eredu — that from which a copy is made
• Basque: adibide — that from which a copy is made
• Belarusian: узо́р (uzór) — that from which a copy is made
• Belarusian: шабло́н (šablón) — that from which a copy is made
• Belarusian: мадэ́ль (madélʹ) — that from which a copy is made
• Belarusian: пры́клад (prýklad) — that from which a copy is made
• Belarusian: трафарэ́т (trafarét) — that from which a copy is made
• Belarusian: ляка́ла (ljakála) — that from which a copy is made
• Bulgarian: шабло́н (šablón) — that from which a copy is made
• Bulgarian: образе́ц (obrazéc) — that from which a copy is made
• Bulgarian: моде́л (modél) — that from which a copy is made
• Catalan: mostra — that from which a copy is made
• Catalan: model — that from which a copy is made
• Catalan: patró — that from which a copy is made
• Chinese Mandarin: 模式 (móshì) — that from which a copy is made
• Chinese Mandarin: 樣式 /样式 (yàngshì) — that from which a copy is made
• Chinese Mandarin: 模樣 /模样 (múyàng) — that from which a copy is made
• Chinese Mandarin: 模形 (móxíng) — that from which a copy is made
• Czech: vzor — that from which a copy is made
• Dutch: sjabloon — that from which a copy is made
• Esperanto: modelo — that from which a copy is made
• Finnish: alkuperäinen — that from which a copy is made
• Finnish: originaali — that from which a copy is made
• Finnish: malli — that from which a copy is made
• French: modèle — that from which a copy is made
• Galician: modelo — that from which a copy is made
• German: Muster — that from which a copy is made
• German: Schablone — that from which a copy is made
• German: Modell — that from which a copy is made
• Greek: πρότυπο (prótypo) — that from which a copy is made
• Greek: υπόδειγμα (ypódeigma) — that from which a copy is made
• Ancient Greek: παράδειγμα (parádeigma) — that from which a copy is made
• Hungarian: sablon — that from which a copy is made
• Indonesian: pola — that from which a copy is made
• Italian: modello — that from which a copy is made
• Japanese: 型 (kata) — that from which a copy is made
• Japanese: パターン (patān) — that from which a copy is made
• Japanese: 様式 (yōshiki) — that from which a copy is made
• Japanese: 模型 (mokei) — that from which a copy is made
• Khmer: ពុម្ព (pum) — that from which a copy is made
• Khmer: គំរូ (kumruu) — that from which a copy is made
• Khmer: តំរាប់ (tɑmrŏəp) — that from which a copy is made
• Korean: 양식 (yangsik) — that from which a copy is made
• Korean: 패턴 (paeteon) — that from which a copy is made
• Korean: 모형 (mohyeong) — that from which a copy is made
• Korean: 모식 (mosik) — that from which a copy is made
• Latin: exemplar — that from which a copy is made
• Lithuanian: šablonas — that from which a copy is made
• Macedonian: шабло́н (šablón) — that from which a copy is made
• Macedonian: мостра (mostra) — that from which a copy is made
• Macedonian: шема (šema) — that from which a copy is made
• Māori: matua — that from which a copy is made
• Persian: الگو (olgu) — that from which a copy is made
• Polish: wzór — that from which a copy is made
• Polish: blejer — that from which a copy is made
• Portuguese: molde — that from which a copy is made
• Portuguese: modelo — that from which a copy is made
• Romanian: model — that from which a copy is made
• Romanian: șablon — that from which a copy is made
• Russian: образе́ц (obrazéc) — that from which a copy is made
• Russian: шабло́н (šablón) — that from which a copy is made
• Russian: моде́ль (modɛ́lʹ) — that from which a copy is made
• Russian: приме́р (primér) — that from which a copy is made
• Russian: трафаре́т (stencil) — that from which a copy is made
• Russian: лека́ло (lekálo) — that from which a copy is made
• Slovak: vzor — that from which a copy is made
• Spanish: patrón — that from which a copy is made
• Spanish: padrón — that from which a copy is made
• Swedish: mönster — that from which a copy is made
• Swedish: mall — that from which a copy is made
• Tagalog: hulwaran — that from which a copy is made
• Thai: กระสวน (grà-sǔuan) — that from which a copy is made
• Turkish: kalıp — that from which a copy is made
• Turkish: şablon — that from which a copy is made
• Turkmen: ülňi — that from which a copy is made
• Ukrainian: зразо́к (zrazók) — that from which a copy is made
• Ukrainian: взіре́ць (vzirécʹ) — that from which a copy is made
• Ukrainian: шабло́н (šablón) — that from which a copy is made
• Ukrainian: моде́ль (modélʹ) — that from which a copy is made
• Ukrainian: взір (vzir) — that from which a copy is made
• Ukrainian: узі́р (uzír) — that from which a copy is made
• Ukrainian: при́клад (prýklad) — that from which a copy is made
• Ukrainian: трафаре́т (trafarét) — that from which a copy is made
• Ukrainian: лека́ло (lekálo) — that from which a copy is made
• Zazaki: qalıb — that from which a copy is made
• Zazaki: sablon — that from which a copy is made
• Azerbaijani: naxış — motif or decoration
• Azerbaijani: bəzək — motif or decoration
• Belarusian: узо́р (uzór) — motif or decoration
• Belarusian: рысу́нак (rysúnak) — motif or decoration
• Belarusian: малю́нак (maljúnak) — motif or decoration
• Bulgarian: ша́рка (šárka) — motif or decoration
• Bulgarian: десе́н (desén) — motif or decoration
• Chinese Mandarin: 圖案 /图案 (tú'àn) — motif or decoration
• Chinese Mandarin: 花樣 /花样 (huāyàng) — motif or decoration
• Czech: vzor — motif or decoration
• Dutch: patroon — motif or decoration
• Esperanto: skemo — motif or decoration
• Finnish: kuvio — motif or decoration
• Finnish: aihe — motif or decoration
• Finnish: kuosi — motif or decoration
• French: motif — motif or decoration
• German: Muster — motif or decoration
• German: Struktur — motif or decoration
• Greek: μοτίβο (motívo) — motif or decoration
• Hungarian: minta — motif or decoration
• Icelandic: mynstur — motif or decoration
• Italian: trama — motif or decoration
• Italian: struttura — motif or decoration
• Japanese: 模様 (moyō) — motif or decoration
• Japanese: 文様 (mon'yō) — motif or decoration
• Japanese: 紋様 (mon'yō) — motif or decoration
• Kazakh: ою (oiu) — motif or decoration
• Korean: 무늬 (munui) — motif or decoration
• Korean: 모형 (mohyeong) — motif or decoration
• Northern Kurdish: nexş — motif or decoration
• Macedonian: шара (šara) — motif or decoration
• Nogai: оьрнек (örnek) — motif or decoration
• Norman: patron — motif or decoration
• Polish: wzór — motif or decoration
• Polish: deseń — motif or decoration
• Portuguese: padrão — motif or decoration
• Romanian: motiv — motif or decoration
• Romanian: motive — motif or decoration
• Romanian: decorațiune — motif or decoration
• Russian: узо́р (uzór) — motif or decoration
• Russian: рису́нок (risúnok) — motif or decoration
• Scottish Gaelic: pàtran — motif or decoration
• Spanish: estampado — motif or decoration
• Swedish: mönster — motif or decoration
• Thai: ลวดลาย — motif or decoration
• Turkish: örüntü — motif or decoration
• Turkish: patern — motif or decoration
• Ukrainian: узі́р (uzír) — motif or decoration
• Ukrainian: візеру́нок (vizerúnok) — motif or decoration
• Ukrainian: малю́нок (maljúnok) — motif or decoration
• Ukrainian: рису́нок (rysúnok) — motif or decoration
• Yiddish: אוזער (uzer) — motif or decoration
• Zazaki: naqış — motif or decoration
• ǃXóõ: bála — motif or decoration
• Bulgarian: закономерност (zakonomernost) — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Esperanto: skemo — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Finnish: kuvio — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Finnish: kaavamaisuus — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Finnish: kaava — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• French: régularité — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• French: tendance — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• French: schéma — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Greek: πρότυπο (prótypo) — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Icelandic: munstur — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Italian: schema — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Italian: regolarità — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Italian: forma — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Japanese: パターン (patān) — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Korean: 패턴 (paeteon) — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Macedonian: закономерност (zakonomernost) — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Macedonian: шема (šema) — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Romanian: regularitate — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Romanian: uniformitate — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Russian: закономе́рность (zakonomérnostʹ) — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Russian: моде́ль (modɛ́lʹ) — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Russian: схе́ма (sxéma) — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Russian: образе́ц (obrazéc) — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Russian: па́ттерн (páttɛrn) — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Scottish Gaelic: pàtran — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Swedish: mönster — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Turkish: örüntü — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Zazaki: munge — intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
• Azerbaijani: ülgü — the paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out
• Bulgarian: кройка (krojka) — the paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out
• Chuvash: ӗлкӗ (ĕlk̬ĕ) — the paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out
• French: patron — the paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out
• German: Schnittmuster — the paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out
• Italian: cartamodello — the paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out
• Polish: wykrój — the paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out
• Russian: вы́кройка (výkrojka) — the paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out
• Ukrainian: ви́крій (výkrij) — the paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out
• Irish: pátrún — devotions that take place on the feast day of a patron saint
• German: strukturieren — apply a pattern
• Spanish: estructurar — apply a pattern
• Spanish: estampar — apply a pattern
• Spanish: perfilar — apply a pattern