Gatte
See also: gatte
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German gate, from Old High German *gato, from Proto-West Germanic *gadō, from Proto-Germanic *gadô (“comrade”); related to Proto-West Germanic *gaduling (“relative, kinsman”). Akin to Old Saxon gigado, Old High German gatuling. Cognate to Dutch gegade, gade, English gad (“fellow, simpleton”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Gatte m (weak, genitive Gatten, plural Gatten, feminine Gattin)
Declension edit
Declension of Gatte [masculine, weak]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Gatte” in Duden online
- “Gatte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gatte” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.