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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse Gauti, from gautr (“man from Götaland, Gautaland”). See Götaland.
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Gauti m (proper noun, genitive singular Gauta)
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Gauti (sg-only masculine)
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Gauti
- dative of Gautur
Old Norse
Etymology
Probably related to Gautr (“Odin”), gjóta (“to cast, to pour”) originally referring to libations, thus perhaps "the pourer of libations".
Proper noun
Gauti m
- (heiti) the pourer of libations? (Odin)
Declension
Declension of Gauti (weak an-stem, indefinite singular only)
| masculine
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singular
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| indefinite
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| nominative
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Gauti
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| accusative
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Gauta
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| dative
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Gauta
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| genitive
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Gauta
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