gîte

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See also: gite, gité, and gîté

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French gîte. Doublet of gist.

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Noun

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gîte (plural gîtes)

  1. A French holiday home, or a rented tourist cottage.

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French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French giste, past participle of gesir, modern French gésir (to lie, to be located). Compare regional jas (sheepfold).

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Noun

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gîte m (plural gîtes)

  1. shelter; lodging
  2. gîte (self-catering holiday home)
  3. beef shin

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Noun

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gîte f (plural gîtes)

  1. (nautical) list (inclination of a ship)

Verb

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gîte

  1. inflection of gîter:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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