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English
Pronunciation
Verb
goes
- third-person singular simple present indicative of go
Noun
goes
- plural of go
Anagrams
Cornish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *waytos, probably ultimately from the root of gwythi (“veins”), see that entry for cognates. Cognate with Breton gwad and Welsh gwaed.
Noun
goes m
- blood
Mutation
References
- ^ Buck, C. D. (2008). A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages. United States: University of Chicago Press, p. 206
Welsh
Pronunciation
Noun
goes
- Soft mutation of coes.
Mutation
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian gōs, from Proto-West Germanic *gans.
Noun
goes c (plural guozzen or gies, diminutive guoske)
- goose
Usage notes
- The plural gies is archaic.
Further reading
- “goes”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011