gite

See also: gité, gîte, and gîté

English

Etymology 1

Noun

gite (plural gites)

1. Alternative form of gîte

Etymology 2

Noun

gite (plural gites)

1. (obsolete) A gown.
   • 1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, XIII, liv:

     When Phœbus rose, he left his golden weed, / And don'd a gite in deepest purple dy'd.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Anagrams

• tige

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French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: gitent, gites

Verb

gite

1. first-person singular present indicative of giter
2. third-person singular present indicative of giter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of giter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of giter
5. second-person singular imperative of giter

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Fula

Noun

gite

1. plural of yitere

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

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Italian

Noun

gite f

1. plural of gita