geata
Irish
Alternative forms
- geafta
- gepta (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Irish *geta, from Middle English ȝeat, from Old English ġeat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɟat̪ˠə/
- (Connemara) IPA(key): /ˈɟæt̪ˠə/
Declension
Declension of geata
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- cuaille geata m (“gatepost”)
- garma geata m (“gatepost”)
- geata crochta m (“portcullis”)
- geata imeachta m (“departure gate”)
- geaitín m (“wicket”)
- geatóir m (“gatekeeper”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| geata | gheata | ngeata |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “geata”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “geata”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “geata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “geata” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “geata” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish *geta, from Middle English ȝeat, from Old English ġeat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʲɛʰt̪ə/
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “geata”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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