gotta

• gotsta

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɒtə/, [ˈɡɒʔə]
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑtə/, [ˈɡɑɾə]

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• (Boston, New England) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌtə/, /ˈɡɒtə/
• Rhymes: -ɑtə, -ɒtə, -ʌtə

gotta

1. (informal, colloquial) Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”).

   I gotta learn this for my exam.

2. (informal, colloquial) Contraction of have to.

   If there's beer, dude, you don't even gotta ask.

   • 2016, Yuu Kamiya, translated by Daniel Komen, No Game No Life, volume 4:

     “All right, let’s go. They must have sake, eh? Oh, Izuna, will you come along?”
     “If they have fish or meat, you don’t gotta ask, please.”

3. (informal, colloquial) Contraction of got a.
   • 2009, The Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling:

     I gotta feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:gotta.

• to (particle)
• gotcha
• gtg
• hafta
• got-to

• got at

gotta

1. abessive singular of go

From Latin gutta.

gotta f (plural gotte)

1. gout

• ingottito

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

gotta

1. inflection of gottare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• Gatto, gatto

gotta f (plural gottas)

1. Obsolete spelling of gota

• gutta (Rumantsch Grischun)
• guota (Sursilvan)
• guta (Sutsilvan)
• guotta (Puter, Vallader)
• aguotta (Puter)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

gotta f (plural gottas)

1. (carpentry, Surmiran) nail

gotta (present gottar, preterite gottade, supine gottat, imperative gotta)

1. (reflexive) to enjoy oneself (often in a gloating manner)

   Han gottade sig åt rivalens dundertabbe

   He gloated over his rivals' massive blunder

• gotta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)