peat en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /piːt/ (UK, US)
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Etymology
Inherited from Northern Middle English pete (recorded in Latin text as peta), of uncertain origin; perhaps from a Celtic language such as an unattested Pictish or Brythonic source, in turn possibly from Proto-Brythonic *peθ (“portion, segment, piece”); if so, it would be a doublet of piece.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel.
On the return journey the engine ran short of coal, and came to a stand near Penygroes through shortage of steam. Fortunately, there was some peat in a nearby field, which the enginemen dug and the directors helped to carry to the engine. Steam was soon raised and the story had a happy ending!
1958 September 14, J. M. Dunn, “The Afonwen Line—1”, in Railway Magazine, pages 595-596:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| peats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
peatery · peat moss · peating · Peats Ridge · peatlike · peat bog · peated · pitch peat · peatless · peaty · peatman · peatland · peat spade · milled peat · peat-smoke · peat pot · peatswamp · cocopeat · peatstack · peat-reek
Translations (59)
tr turba (soil) · br taouarc'h (soil) · tr torf (soil) · nl veen (soil) · sh treset (soil) · it torba (soil) · gd mòine (soil) · cmn 泥炭 (soil) · ja 泥炭 (soil) · pt turfa (soil) · he כָּבוּל (soil) · fr tourbe (soil) · de Torf (soil) · sk rašelina (soil) · ar خُثّ (soil) · cs rašelina (soil) · az torf (soil) · cy mawn (soil) · eo torfo (soil) · gd fàd (soil) · eu zohikatz (soil) · is torf (soil) · sl šota (soil) · cmn 泥煤 (soil) · ka ტორფი (soil) · hy տորֆ (soil) · el τύρφη (soil) · be торф (soil) · bg торф (soil) · pl torf (soil) · ab ато́рф (soil) · kk жертезек (soil) · uk торф (soil) · es turba (soil) · nl turf (soil) · hu tőzeg (soil) · sh тресет (soil) · ga móin (soil) · gl turba (soil) · nb torv (soil) · sq turbë (soil) · sv torv (soil) · gd fòid (soil) · mi rei (soil) · os торф (soil) · fa تورب (soil) · mk тресет (soil) · is mór (soil) · ca torba (soil) · nn torv (soil) · da tørv (soil) · fa پوده (soil) · fi turve (soil) · ru торф (soil) · lv kūdra (soil) · fo torv (soil) · sq torfë (soil) · kk шымтезек (soil) · ko 이탄 (soil)