geit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch geit, from Old Dutch *geit, from Proto-West Germanic *gait, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
geit f (plural geiten, diminutive geitje n)
- goat, any member of the genus Capra
- goat (Capra aegagrus) or the domesticated goat (Capra aegagrus hircus)
- Any female of the genus Capra or of the above (sub)species.
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: geit
AnagramsEdit
FaroeseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
geit f (genitive singular geitar, plural geitir)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of geit | ||||
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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 termsEdit
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
geit f (genitive singular geitar, nominative plural geitur)
- a goat
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
IrishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
geit f (genitive singular geite, nominative plural geiteanna)
DeclensionEdit
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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MutationEdit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
geit | gheit | ngeit |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further readingEdit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “geit”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24
Middle EnglishEdit
PronounEdit
geit
- Alternative form of ȝit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
geit f or m (definite singular geita or geiten, indefinite plural geiter, definite plural geitene)
- a goat
Usage notesEdit
- One of the nouns whose feminine form is predominant in formal writing.
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “geit” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
geit f (definite singular geita, indefinite plural geiter, definite plural geitene)
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “geit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old NorseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *gaits (“goat”), likely from a substrate language.
NounEdit
geit f (genitive geitar, plural geitr)
- a she-goat
DeclensionEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Icelandic: geit
- Faroese: geit
- Norwegian Nynorsk: geit
- → Norwegian Bokmål: geit
- Old Swedish: gēt
- Swedish: get
- Old Danish: gēt
- Westrobothnian: gejt, djait
- Elfdalian: djiet
- Helsingian: gjótt
- Gutnish: gait
ReferencesEdit
- “geit”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
West FrisianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Frisian *gāt, from Proto-West Germanic *gait, from Proto-Germanic *gaits.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
geit c (plural geiten, diminutive geitsje)
Further readingEdit
- “geit”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011