-gate
See also: gate, Gate, GATE, gâte, gatë, gåte, gatě, and gâté
English
Etymology 1
Back-formation from Watergate; see there for more.
Suffix
-gate
- Combined with keywords to form the names of scandals.
- 2009 June 22, Phillip Coorey; Annabel Crabb, Sydney Morning Herald:
- The Australian Federal Police revealed this afternoon that the email that sparked the so-called Utegate controversy was faked.
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Usage notes
- Many of these terms are short-lived and few have long-lasting currency.
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -gate
Descendants
- → Chinese: 門/门 (calque)
- → Mandarin: 門/门 (calque)
- → French: -gate
- → German: -gate
- → Korean: 게이트 (geiteu)
Translations
component in names of scandals
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Etymology 2
From Old English geat.
Suffix
-gate
- Used to form place names.
References
- “-gate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
- EGTA, ETag, Geat, e-tag, geat, geta
French
Etymology
From English -gate, from Watergate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡet/
Suffix
-gate m (plural -gates)
- -gate (forms names of scandals)
- 2012 June 8, “Up & Down”, in Grazia:
- C'est un quasi «currygate» qu'a provoqué Kim en confessant son dégoût de la nourriture indienne.
- Kim Kardashian triggered a virtual ‘currygate’ by confessing her dislike of Indian food.
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Derived terms
French terms suffixed with -gate
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English -gate, from Watergate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛɪ̯t/, /ɡeːt/
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Suffix
-gate n
- -gate (forms names of scandals)
Derived terms
German terms suffixed with -gate