gáta
See also: gata, gâta, and gåta
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse gáta, cognate with Danish gåde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔɑːta/
- Rhymes: -ɔɑːta
Noun
gáta f (genitive singular gátu, plural gátur)
- riddle
Declension
| Declension of gáta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gáta | gátan | gátur | gáturnar |
| accusative | gátu | gátuna | gátur | gáturnar |
| dative | gátu | gátuni | gátum | gátunum |
| genitive | gátu | gátunnar | gáta | gátanna |
Derived terms
- gátuførur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse gáta, cognate with Danish gåde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkauːta/
- Rhymes: -auːta
Noun
gáta f (genitive singular gátu, nominative plural gátur)
- riddle
Declension
declension of gáta
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gáta | gátan | gátur | gáturnar |
| accusative | gátu | gátuna | gátur | gáturnar |
| dative | gátu | gátunni | gátum | gátunum |
| genitive | gátu | gátunnar | gáta/gátna | gátanna/gátnanna |
Old Norse
Noun
gáta f (genitive gátu, plural gátur)
- riddle
Declension
Declension of gáta (weak ōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gáta | gátan | gátur | gáturnar |
| accusative | gátu | gátuna | gátur | gáturnar |
| dative | gátu | gátunni | gátum | gátunum |
| genitive | gátu | gátunnar | gátna | gátnanna |
Descendants
- Danish: gåde
- Faroese: gáta
- Icelandic: gáta
- Norwegian (Bokmål): gåte
- Norwegian (Nynorsk): gåte