noun
yat
Yat (noun) means a letter of the old Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabets, no longer used in modern spelling. Example: “Pre-revolutionary Russian spelling still used the yat in many words.”
noun
1
A letter of the old Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabets, no longer used in modern spelling.
"Pre-revolutionary Russian spelling still used the yat in many words."
2
A distinctive New Orleans English accent, or a person who speaks with it.
"His thick Yat accent gave away that he grew up in the Ninth Ward."
How to use yat
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither an obsolete Slavic letter, or the working-class New Orleans accent/dialect (named from the greeting "where y'at?").
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Word forms
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- yats
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Etymology
Borrowed from a Slavic language; compare Russian ять (jat').
Rhymes for yat
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What does “yat” mean?
The word “yat” means a letter of the old Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabets, no longer used in modern spelling. In plain terms, either an obsolete Slavic letter, or the working-class New Orleans accent/dialect (named from the greeting "where y'at?").
How do you use “yat” in a sentence?
Here is “yat” used in a sentence: “Pre-revolutionary Russian spelling still used the yat in many words.”
What part of speech is “yat”?
“Yat” is a noun.
Where does the word “yat” come from?
The word “yat” comes from Russian. Borrowed from a Slavic language; compare Russian ять (jat').
How many meanings does “yat” have?
“Yat” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a letter of the old Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabets, no longer used in modern spelling.
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