goate
See also: Goate
West Frisian
Etymology
Probably from Middle Dutch gote or Middle Low German gāte, gōte, gȫte (“gutter”), both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gutǭ (“groove; channel; gutter”). Related to Old Frisian gete (“outpouring”); see geate.
Noun
goate c (plural goaten, diminutive goatsje)
- gutter
- drainage ditch
- splash, small amount of liquid
- downpour
- Synonym: geate
Alternative forms
- goat
Further reading
- “goate”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011