Contionary:gata

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Europic

Pronunciation

Etymology

From gatu ‘cat’ + -a ‘-like’.

Adjective

gata

  1. feline

Modern Standard Imperial

Pronunciation

(Modern Standard Imperial) IPA: /ɡa.ta/

Adjective

gata

  1. straight, unbent

Jugsnorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Varhúsnorsk gęta, from Old Norse geta (OEN gæta)

Alternative forms

gaða (younger)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.tɐ/; [ˈɡɑ.tɐ], [-ðɐ]

Verb

gata

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to get, obtain
    1. (transitive, with accusative) to purchase, buy
      k'a gatu fǿðsū
      I'll get the food
    2. (transitive, with dative) to capture, trap
      ęk gátu háni
      I got him
  1. (transitive, with genitive) to guess


Inflection
Conjugation of [[Contionary:{{{lem}}}|{{{lem}}}]] — positive (strong class 7)
present past future
infinitive gata gáta gátt'sa
participle gataddi gátðj gátt'saddi
supine gátt
active indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive imperative¹ indicative subjunctive imperative
singular gatý gatí gat gátý gátí gát gátt'sý gátt'sí gátt's
plural gatuð gatið gatað gátuð gátið gátað gátt'suð gátt'sið gátt'sað
mediopassive indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive imperative¹ indicative subjunctive imperative
singular gatýsk gatísk gatsk gátýsk gátísk gátsk gátt'sýsk gátt'sísk gátt'ssk
plural gatutsk gatitsk gatatsk gátutsk gátitsk gátatsk gátt'sutsk gátt'sitsk gátt'satsk

1: past imperative is rare