gelta

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word gelta. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word gelta, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say gelta in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word gelta you have here. The definition of the word gelta will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofgelta, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *galtjan (to bay, bark), from *gelt, dental extension of Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (to shout). See also Proto-Germanic *galaną (to yell, shout).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

gelta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gelti, supine gelt)

  1. to bark

Conjugation

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “428”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 428