different between geat vs grat

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

Shortening.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æt/
• Rhymes: -æt

Noun

grat (plural grats)

1. (slang) A gratuity or tip.

Related terms

• autograt

Anagrams

• Targ, gart

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin gr?tus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /???at/

Adjective

grat (feminine grata, masculine plural grats, feminine plural grates)

1. (of a sensation) nice, pleasant

Derived terms

• gratament
• malgrat

Noun

grat m (plural grats)

1. taste, preference

   Synonym: gust

Further reading

• “grat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “grat” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “grat” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “grat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?rat/

Verb

grat

1. supine of gra?

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian gr?t, which derives from Proto-Germanic *grautaz. Cognates include West Frisian grut.

Adjective

grat (comparative grater, superlative gratst)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) big, great, large.
2. (Föhr-Amrum) tall

   Hü grat beest?

   How tall are you?

Usage notes

After an indefinite article preceding a masculine noun grat changes to graten.

Polish

Etymology

From Middle High German geræte (“equipment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?rat/
• Homophone: grad

Noun

grat m anim

1. (informal, derogatory) piece of junk; useless or broken item

   Synonyms: rupie?, z?om

2. (informal, derogatory) clunker, decrepit car

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:gruchot

3. (colloquial, usually in the plural) gear, equipment

   Synonyms: sprz?t, manele

Declension

Further reading

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

Scots

Verb

grat

1. simple past tense of greet