gîte

Etymology

Borrowed from French gîte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒiːt/ (or as French, below)

Noun

gîte (plural gîtes)

1. A French holiday home, or a rented tourist cottage.

Anagrams

• tige

Etymology

From Old French giste, past participle of gesir, modern French gésir (“to lie, to be located”). Compare regional jas (“sheepfold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒit/

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Noun

gîte m (plural gîtes)

1. shelter; lodging
2. gîte (self-catering holiday home)
3. beef shin

Noun

gîte f (plural gîtes)

1. (nautical) list (inclination of a ship)

Verb

gîte

1. first-person singular present indicative of gîter
2. third-person singular present indicative of gîter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of gîter
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of gîter
5. second-person singular imperative of gîter

Further reading

• “gîte” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• tige