different between gert vs geat

English

Alternative forms

• girt, gurt

Etymology

From Middle English girt, gert, a metathetic variant of gret (“great”). More at great.

Pronunciation

• (Bristolian) IPA^(key): /???t/
• Rhymes: -??(?)t

Adjective

gert (not comparable)

1. (slang, West Country, Somerset, Bristol) big

   That's a gert sandwich.

Adverb

gert (not comparable)

1. (slang, West Country, Somerset, Bristol) very

   That's a gert big sandwich.

   That pizza was gert tasty.

Derived terms

• gert lush

Anagrams

• Treg

Icelandic

Participle

gert

1. inflection of gerður:
   1. strong neuter nominative singular
   2. strong neuter accusative singular

Verb

gert

1. supine of gera

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