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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse gátt, from Proto-Germanic *ganhtiz.
Pronunciation
Noun
gátt f (genitive singular gáttar, nominative plural gáttir or (not when referring to a web portal) gættir)
- doorway
- (anatomy) atrium (of the heart)
- (Internet) portal
Declension
Declension of gátt (feminine)
1Not when referring to a web portal.
Derived terms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ganhtiz (“the act of going”).
Noun
gátt f (genitive gáttar, plural gáttir)
- the rabbet of a doorsill or doorpost
- (plural only) doorway
- verse 1 of the Hávamál
Gáttir allar, / áðr gangi fram, / um skoðask skyli, / um skyggnask skyli, / því at óvíst er at vita, / hvar óvinir / sitja á fleti fyrir.- all doorways, / ere one goes forth, / one should spy, / one should be keen, / for 'tis impossible to know, / where foes / sit on the floor within.
- Synonym: dyrr
Declension
Declension of gátt (strong i-stem)
Descendants
References
- gátt in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.