geit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch geit, from Old Dutch *geit, from Proto-West Germanic *gait, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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.
- (informal, mildly derogatory) A silly or foolish person, particularly said of girls or adolescent women.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: geit
Anagrams edit
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
geit f (genitive singular geitar, plural geitir)
Declension edit
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 terms edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
geit f (genitive singular geitar, nominative plural geitur)
- a goat
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
geit f (genitive singular geite, nominative plural geiteanna)
Declension edit
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation edit
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 reading edit
- 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 English edit
Pronoun edit
geit
- Alternative form of ȝit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
geit f or m (definite singular geita or geiten, indefinite plural geiter, definite plural geitene)
- a goat
Usage notes edit
- One of the nouns whose feminine form is predominant in formal writing.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “geit” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
geit f (definite singular geita, indefinite plural geiter, definite plural geitene)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “geit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *gaits (“goat”), likely from a substrate language.
Noun edit
geit f (genitive geitar, plural geitr)
- a she-goat
Declension edit
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: geit
- Faroese: geit
- Norwegian Nynorsk: geit
- → Norwegian Bokmål: geit
- Old Swedish: gēt, ᚵᚽᛏ
- Swedish: get
- Old Danish: gēt
- Elfdalian: djiet
- Helsingian: gjótt
- Gutnish: gait
References edit
- “geit”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian *gāt, from Proto-West Germanic *gait, from Proto-Germanic *gaits.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
geit c (plural geiten, diminutive geitsje)
Further reading edit
- “geit”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011