goate

See also: Goate

West Frisian

Etymology

Probably from Middle Dutch gote or Middle Low German gāte, gōte, gȫte (“gutter”), both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gutǭ (“groove; channel; gutter”). Related to Old Frisian gete (“outpouring”); see geate.

Noun

goate c (plural goaten, diminutive goatsje)

1. gutter
2. drainage ditch
3. splash, small amount of liquid
4. downpour

   Synonym: geate

Alternative forms

• goat

Further reading

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