goate

See also: Goate

West Frisian

Etymology

Probably from Middle Dutch gote or Middle Low German gāte, gōte, gȫte (“gutter”), both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gutǭ (“groove; channel; gutter”). Related to Old Frisian gete (“outpouring”); see geate.

Noun

goate c (plural goaten, diminutive goatsje)

  1. gutter
  2. drainage ditch
  3. splash, small amount of liquid
  4. downpour
    Synonym: geate

Alternative forms

Further reading
  • “goate”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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