geat
See also: Geat
English
Alternative forms
- gate
- git
Etymology
See gate.
Noun
geat (plural geats)
- The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mould in casting.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for geat in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- -gate, EGTA, ETag, GATE, Gate, e-tag, gate, geta
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Participle
geat
- past participle of atten
Declension
| Inflection of geat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | geat | |||
| inflected | geatte | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | geat | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | geatte | ||
| n. sing. | geat | |||
| plural | geatte | |||
| definite | geatte | |||
| partitive | geats | |||
Northern Sami
Pronoun
geat
- nominative plural of gii
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġæt
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gatą. Compare Old Norse gat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jæɑt/
Noun
ġeat n
- a gate
Declension
Declension of geat (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġeat | gatu |
| accusative | ġeat | gatu |
| genitive | ġeates | gata |
| dative | ġeate | gatum |
Descendants
- Middle English: ȝeat, ȝat, ȝate, ȝet, gat, gate
- English gate; yate (dialectal)
- Scots: ȝet, ȝett, yet, yett