gjóta

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcouːta/
  • Rhymes: -ouːta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gjóta, from Proto-Germanic *geutaną. Cognate with Swedish gjuta, Norwegian Bokmål and Nynorsk gyte, Danish gyde, Old English ġēotan, Dutch gieten.

Verb

gjóta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative gaut, third-person plural past indicative gutu, supine gotið)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to spawn, to give birth to
Conjugation
Synonyms
  • (to give birth to): ala

Etymology 2

Noun

gjóta f (genitive singular gjótu, nominative plural gjótur)

  1. hollow, hole
Declension
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