*gatą
Runic: ᚷᚨᛏᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɣɑ.tɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
hole, opening, passage
Etymology
Kroonen derives the word from Pre-Germanic *gʰodom, itself from *getaną (‘to find a way; to get’), and rejects connections to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰed- (‘to defecate’) (whence Sanskrit हदति (hádati) (hádati)).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | gatą | gatō |
| Acc. | gatą | gatō |
| Gen. | gatas, gatis | gatǫ̂ |
| Dat. | gatai | gatamaz |
| Inst. | gatō | gatamiz |
| Voc. | gatą | gatō |
Descendants
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*gat (Proto-West Germanic)
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*gat (Old Dutch)
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gat (Middle Dutch)
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gat (Dutch)
- gat (Afrikaans)
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gat (Dutch)
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gat (Middle Dutch)
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*gat (Old Dutch)
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*gat (Proto-West Germanic)
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gat, gæt, ġeat (Old English)
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ȝeat, ȝat, ȝate, ȝet, gat, gate (Middle English)
- ȝet, ȝett, yet, yett (Scots)
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ȝeat, ȝat, ȝate, ȝet, gat, gate (Middle English)
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gat, gæt, ġeat (Old English)
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*gat (Proto-West Germanic)
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gat, gæt, ġeat (Old English)
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ȝeat, ȝat, ȝate, ȝet, gat, gate (Middle English)
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gate, yate (English)
- gate (Dutch)
- geet (Fiji Hindi)
- Gate (German)
- geata (Irish)
- geata (Scottish Gaelic)
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gate, yate (English)
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ȝeat, ȝat, ȝate, ȝet, gat, gate (Middle English)
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gat, gæt, ġeat (Old English)
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*gat (Proto-West Germanic)
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gat, jet (Old Frisian)
- Gat (Saterland Frisian)
- gat (West Frisian)
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gat, jet (Old Frisian)
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*gat (Proto-West Germanic)
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gat (Old Saxon)
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gat (Middle Low German)
- gat (Danish)
- Gatt (German)
- gat, Gatt (Low German)
- gatt (Swedish)
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gat (Middle Low German)
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gat (Old Saxon)
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gat (Old Norse)
- gat (Faroese)
- gat (Icelandic)
- gat (Swedish)