Patronat
German, noun[patʁoˈnaːt]
Patronat is spelled P-A-T-R-O-N-A-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 69,095th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patronat is a German masculine noun meaning “patronage, auspices” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Würde und Amt des Schutzherrs (Patrons)”.
What does Patronat mean in English?
noun
- 1
Switzerlandmasculinepatronage, auspices
- 2
masculinepatronage (group or area of activity associated with a particular patron saint)
Getreidegarben oder Wolken mit Regen und Hagel weisen auf ihr Patronat als Wetterheilige hin.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Würde und Amt des Schutzherrs (Patrons) 2. Amt und Funktion des Schirmherrn/der Schirmherrin 3. rechtliche Stellung eines Kirchenstifters 4. Schutz, den ein Heiliger für eine Gruppe von Menschen ausspricht (die oft eine gemeinsame Tätigkeit ausüben)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Patronat
- Patronats genitive
- Patronate plural
- Patronaten dative definite plural
- Patronates genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Patronat?
- [patʁoˈnaːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Patronat
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Patronat in German?
Patronat appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).