Abattu

/əˈbætü/ adjective

Definition

In heraldry, describing an animal that is shown fallen or prostrate, lying flat on the ground rather than standing; in general use, means downcast or dispirited.

Etymology

French word meaning 'beaten down' or 'cast down,' from 'abattre.' Borrowed into English heraldic terminology from French, where it described the position of animals in coat-of-arms designs.

Kelly Says

Medieval heralds needed precise language to describe exactly how animals should appear on shields and banners—abattu meant 'show this lion as defeated and lying down' rather than the proud rampant pose, which had specific meaning about status and shame.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
geslag
AMአማርኛ
ተሰደረ
te-se-dere
ARالعربية
ذبيح
dhi-bi-h
BGБългарски
абатизиран
BNবাংলা
শিকার করা হয়েছে
shi-kaar kor-a hoy-che
CACatalà
sacrificat
sa-cri-fat
CSČeština
zabitý
za-bi-ty
DADansk
abattet
a-ba-tɛt
DEDeutsch
geschlachtet
ge-ʃlɑːxtɛt
ELΕλληνικά
σφαγέ
sfa-ge
ESEspañol
abatido
a-ba-ti-doh
ETEesti
abatiseeritud
EUEuskara
abatutua
FAفارسی
کشته شده
kesh-teh sho-deh
FISuomi
teurastettu
te-u-ra-ste-ttu
FRFrançais
abattu
a-ba-ty
GLGalego
abatido
GUGU
તુકડો
tu-ku-do
HAHA
an
an
HEעברית
הרג
he-reg
HIहिन्दी
शिकार किया गया
shi-kaar ki-ya ga-ya
HRHrvatski
abatiran
HUMagyar
lefejezett
le-fe-je-zett
IDBahasa Indonesia
dibunuhkan
di-bu-nu-hkan
IGIG
nwere
n-we-re
ITItaliano
abbattuto
a-bat-too-toh
JA日本語
屠殺された
to-sat-su-re-ta
KKKK
жеберленген
je-ber-len-gen
KMKM
បានបោះ
ba-an-bo-ah
KO한국어
도살된
do-sal-doen
LTLietuvių
abatizuotas
LVLatviešu
abatizēts
MNМонгол
абатизиран
MRMR
हत्या
ha-tya
MSBahasa Melayu
dibunuh
di-bu-nu-h
MYမြန်မာ
ကျဆုံး
ka-j-suan
NLNederlands
geslacht
ge-slacht
NONorsk
avlivet
a-v-li-vet
PAPA
ਸ਼ਹੀ
she-hee
PLPolski
zabity
za-bi-tɨ
PTPortuguês
abatido
a-ba-ti-doh
RORomână
abatut
a-ba-tut
RUРусский
заколотый
za-ko-lo-tyi
SKSlovenčina
abatizovaný
SLSlovenščina
abatiran
SRСрпски
абатизиран
SVSvenska
avlivat
av-li-vat
SWKiswahili
kufia
ku-fia
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்பு
to-dar-pu
TEతెలుగు
మేకల చంపడం
me-ka-la-cham-pa-dam
THไทย
ถูกฆ่าสัตว์
tuhk khaa-sat
TLTL
pinatay
pi-na-tay
TRTürkçe
kesilmiş
ke-si-miş
UKУкраїнська
забитий
za-bi-tyi
URاردو
ذبح
dhi-bah
VITiếng Việt
đã bị thịt
da bi-thit
YOYO
gba
g-ba
ZH中文
宰杀
zǎi shā
ZUZU
ngcwabiswe
ng-kwa-bi-swe

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