Friulian

Noun

batel m ‎(plural batei)

1. clapper (on a bell)

Synonyms

• batecul

Related terms

• batocj
• bati

Middle French

Noun

batel m (plural bateaulx)

1. boat (watercraft)

Old French

Etymology

Old English bat, suffixed with -el.

Noun

batel m ‎(oblique plural bateaus or bateax or batiaus or batiax or batels, nominative singular bateaus or bateax or batiaus or batiax or batels, nominative plural batel)

1. boat (watercraft)

Synonyms

• nef (more common)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese batel, Old French batel ‎(“boat”) (Modern French bateau), from Anglo-Norman bat, from Old English bāt ‎(“boat”) (Modern English boat), from Proto-Germanic *baitaz ‎(“boat, ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- ‎(“to break, split”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈtɛɫ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧tel

Noun

batel m (plural batéis)

1. (nautical) (small) boat