different between geat vs gnat

English

Alternative forms

• gate
• git

Etymology

See gate.

Noun

geat (plural geats)

1. The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mould in casting.

Anagrams

• -gate, EGTA, ETag, GATE, Gate, e-tag, gate, geta

Cimbrian

Verb

geat

1. third-person singular present indicative of gian

Dutch

Pronunciation

Participle

geat

1. past participle of atten

Declension

Northern Sami

Pronoun

geat

1. nominative plural of gii

Old English

Alternative forms

• ?æt

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gat?. Cognate with Old Frisian jet, Old Saxon gat, Old Dutch *gat, Old Norse gat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jæ??t/

Noun

?eat n

1. gate

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: ?eat, ?at, ?ate, ?et, gat, gate
  • English: gate; yate (dialectal)
    • ? Welsh: gât, gêt
  • Scots: ?et, ?ett, yet, yett
  • ? Welsh: iet

English

Etymology

From Middle English gnat, from Old English gnætt (“gnat; midge; mosquito”), from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz, *gnattuz (“gnat”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?neHd?n-, *g?neHd- (“to gnaw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?en- (“to gnaw; bite; scratch; grind”). Cognate with Low German Gnatte (“gnat”), dialectal Swedish gnatt (“mote; particle; atom”), German Gnatz (“scabs; rash; scabies; stinginess”). Related also gnit and gnaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næt/
• Rhymes: -æt

Noun

gnat (plural gnats)

1. Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.

Related terms

• gnit

Derived terms

• gnat's
• gnat's arse, gnat's ass
• gnat bug
• gnatcatcher
• gnat's chuff
• gnateater
• gnat's prick
• gnat's whisker

Translations

See also

• midge

Anagrams

• Gant, T'ang, Tang, tang

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gnatte, knat, knatte, gnet

Etymology

From Old English gnætt, from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nat/, /?n?t/

Noun

gnat (plural gnattes)

1. A gnat or similar insect.
2. Something of little worth or importance.

Descendants

• English: gnat
• Scots: gnat

References

• “gnat, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-17.

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gnat?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nat/

Noun

gnat m anim

1. (colloquial) large bone
2. (slang) gun

Declension

Further reading

• gnat in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• gnat in Polish dictionaries at PWN