geit

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch geit, from Old Dutch *geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰaydos.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯t
  • IPA(key): /ɣɛi̯t/
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Noun

geit f (plural geiten, diminutive geitje n)

  1. goat

Descendants

Anagrams

Faroese

geit

Etymology

From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰaydos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaiːt/
    Rhymes: -aiːt

Noun

geit f (genitive singular geitar, plural geitir)

  1. goat

Declension

Declension of geit
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geit geitin geitir geitirnar
accusative geit geitina geitir geitirnar
dative geit geitini geitum geitunum
genitive geitar geitarinnar geita geitanna

Derived terms

  • geitarbukkur
  • geithavur
  • geitarostur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰayd-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ceiːt/
    Rhymes: -eiːt

Noun

geit f (genitive singular geitar, nominative plural geitur)

  1. a goat

Declension

Derived terms

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟɛtʲ/

Noun

geit f (genitive singular geite, nominative plural geiteanna)

  1. a jump, a start

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
geit gheit ngeit
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle English

Pronoun

geit

  1. Alternative form of ȝit

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰayd-.

Noun

geit f, m (definite singular geita or geiten, indefinite plural geiter, definite plural geitene)

  1. a goat

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰayd-.

Noun

geit f (definite singular geita, indefinite plural geiter, definite plural geitene)

  1. a goat

Derived terms

References

West Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaits.

Noun

geit c (plural geiten)

  1. goat
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