geat
See also: Geat
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
See gate. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡiːt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
geat (plural geats)
- (obsolete) The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mould in casting.
- Synonym: sprue
- 1677–1683, Joseph Moxon, “(please specify the page)”, in Mechanick Exercises, or The Doctrine of Handy-Works, […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Joseph Moxon, published 1678–1683, →OCLC:
- the Geat of the Ladle
References
- “geat”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Cimbrian
Verb
geat
- third-person singular present indicative of gian
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Participle
geat
- past participle of atten
Declension
| Declension of geat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | geat | |||
| inflected | geatte | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | geat | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | geatte | ||
| n. sing. | geat | |||
| plural | geatte | |||
| definite | geatte | |||
| partitive | geats | |||
Northern Sami
Pronoun
geat
- nominative plural of gii
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gat, from Proto-Germanic *gatą. Cognate with Old Frisian jet, Old Saxon gat, Old Dutch *gat, Old Norse gat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jæ͜ɑt/
- Rhymes: -æ͜ɑt
Noun
ġeat n
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġeat | gatu |
| accusative | ġeat | gatu |
| genitive | ġeates | gata |
| dative | ġeate | gatum |