gadde

See also: gádde, gädde, and gådde

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑ.də/
• Hyphenation: gad‧de
• Rhymes: -ɑ.də

Noun

gadde c (plural gadden)

1. (obsolete) whiting, merling, Merlangius merlangus

   Synonyms: bolk, wijting

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gadd, gad

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse gaddr, from Proto-Germanic *gazdaz (“spike, rod, stake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡad(ə)/

Noun

gadde (plural gaddes)

1. gad

Descendants

• English: gad

References

• “gad(de, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.