Gatte

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German gate, from Old High German *gato, from Proto-West Germanic *gadō, from Proto-Germanic *gadô (“comrade”); related to Proto-West Germanic *gaduling (“relative, kinsman”). Akin to Old Saxon gigado, Old High German gatuling. Cognate to Dutch gegade, gade, English gad (“fellow, simpleton”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡatə/
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  • Hyphenation: Gat‧te
  • Rhymes: -atə
  • Homophone: Gate

Noun

Gatte m (weak, genitive Gatten, plural Gatten, feminine Gattin)

  1. spouse

Declension

Declension of Gatte
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gatte die Gatten
genitive eines des Gatten der Gatten
dative einem dem Gatten den Gatten
accusative einen den Gatten die Gatten

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