geate

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West Frisian

Etymology

Probably from Old Frisian gete (“outpouring”), from Proto-Germanic *gutiz (“a gush; downpour; cloudburst”). Cognate with Old English gyte (“a gush; flood; shedding; spillage”), German Guss (“downpour”).

Noun

geate c (plural geaten)

  1. (rare) downpour
    Synonym: goate

Further reading

  • “geate”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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