Gatte

See also: gatte

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gate, from Old High German *gato, from Proto-West Germanic *gadō, from Proto-Germanic *gadô (“comrade”); related to Proto-West Germanic *gaduling (“relative, kinsman”). Akin to Old Saxon gigado, Old High German gatuling. Cognate to Dutch gegade, gade, English gad (“fellow, simpleton”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡatə/

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• Hyphenation: Gat‧te
• Rhymes: -atə
• Homophone: Gate

Noun

Gatte m (weak, genitive Gatten, plural Gatten, feminine Gattin)

1. spouse

Declension

Declension of Gatte [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gatte	die	Gatten
genitive	eines	des	Gatten	der	Gatten
dative	einem	dem	Gatten	den	Gatten
accusative	einen	den	Gatten	die	Gatten

Derived terms

• Ehegatte
• Göttergatte

Further reading

• “Gatte” in Duden online
• “Gatte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Gatte” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.