Morpheme
Spatter
Type
free base
Denotation
spread about carelessly, splash, spray, shower
Etymology
of unknown origin, possibly from Middle Low German spatten and/or Dutch spatten + frequentative -er
Evidence
bespatter, bespattered, bespattering, bespatters, spatter, spatterdash, spatterdashed, spatterdashes, spattered, spattering, spatters, spatterware, spattery
Notes
<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
