different between nait vs gait

nait

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English naiten, nayten, from Old Norse neita, later variant of Old Norse níta (to deny, refuse), from Proto-Germanic *niitjan? (to say 'no', deny, refuse), from Proto-Germanic *ne (no, not). Cognate with Icelandic neita (to deny), Danish nægte (to deny), Old English n?tan (to annoy, afflict, press upon, trample upon, crush, subdue, injure, destroy). More at nyte, nay.

Verb

nait (third-person singular simple present naits, present participle naiting, simple past and past participle naited)

  1. (transitive) To refuse; deny; disclaim.

Etymology 2

From Middle English naiten, nayten, from Old Norse neyta (to use, employ), from Proto-Germanic *nautijan? (to use), from Proto-Indo-European *newd- (to acquire, make use of). Cognate with Icelandic neyta (to make use of, employ). Related also to Icelandic nýta (to use, make use of), Old English n?otan (to use, make use of, have the use of, have the benefit of, enjoy, employ). More at note.

Verb

nait (third-person singular simple present naits, present participle naiting, simple past and past participle naited)

  1. (transitive) To use; employ.
  2. (transitive) To go over; recite; repeat.
  3. (reflexive) To exert oneself.

Etymology 3

From Middle English naite, from Old Norse neyte, neyti (use), from Proto-Germanic *nautiz (use).

Alternative forms

  • nate

Noun

nait (plural naits)

  1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Use; profit; foredeal; advantage.
  2. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Use; end; purpose.

Etymology 4

From Middle English nait, nayt, from Old Norse neytr (in good order, fit, fit for use), from Proto-Germanic *nautiz (useful, helpful). Compare Old English nyttol (useful).

Adjective

nait (comparative naiter or more nait, superlative naitest or most nait)

  1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Useful; good at need; fit; able.
  2. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Quick and effective; deft; skilful.
  3. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) In good order; trim; tidy; dainty; clean.

Derived terms

  • naitly

Anagrams

  • TINA, Tain, Tani, Tian, Tina, ain't, ani?, anti, anti-, tain, tian, tina

Finnish

Verb

nait

  1. Second-person singular indicative present form of naida.
  2. Second-person singular indicative past form of naida.

Anagrams

  • anti, anti-, tain, tina

French

Alternative forms

  • naît

Verb

nait

  1. third-person singular present indicative of naitre

Anagrams

  • niât
  • tain, 'tain
  • tian

Tok Pisin

Etymology

English night

Noun

nait

  1. night

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gait

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?e?t/
  • Rhymes: -e?t
  • Homophone: gate

Etymology 1

From Middle English gate (way), from Old Norse gata (road), from Proto-Germanic *gatw?. Compare gate.

Noun

gait (plural gaits)

  1. Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.
    Carrying a heavy suitcase, he had a lopsided gait.
  2. (equestrianism) One of the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of training.
Translations

Verb

gait (third-person singular simple present gaits, present participle gaiting, simple past and past participle gaited)

  1. To teach a specific gait to a horse.

Etymology 2

Noun

gait (plural gaits)

  1. (Britain, dialect) A sheaf of corn.
  2. (Britain, dialect) A charge for pasturage.

Anagrams

  • Gita, taig

Middle English

Noun

gait

  1. (rare) Alternative form of gate (way)

Old Irish

Etymology

Matasovi? derives this from Proto-Celtic *gozdis, a variant of *gostis, from Proto-Indo-European *g?óstis (stranger). The irregular vowel change is a dissimilation from got (stammering).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??ad?/

Noun

gait f (genitive gaite, nominative plural gata)

  1. verbal noun of gataid: theft

Inflection

Mutation

Further reading

  • Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “gait”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

References


Scots

Noun

gait (plural gaits)

  1. goat
  2. Alternative form of gate (way)

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ai?t/

Verb

gait

  1. Soft mutation of cait.

Mutation

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