Gamet
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English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from French Gamet, a pet form of the personal name Gamo, which is probably based on the Proto-Germanic lemmas *gamaną (“pleasure, joy”) or *gamalaz (“old, weak”).
- Borrowed from Tagalog Gamet.
Proper noun
Gamet (plural Gamets)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gamet is the 39717th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 553 individuals. Gamet is most common among White (77.22%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.03%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gamet”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 11.
German
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γαμέτης (gamétēs).
Pronunciation
Noun
Gamet m (weak, genitive Gameten, plural Gameten)
- (biology) gamete
- Synonyms: Geschlechtszelle f; Keimzelle f
- Antonyms: Agamet m; Körperzelle f
Declension
Declension of Gamet
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Related terms
See also
- Zygote f