geata

Irish

Alternative forms

  • geafta
  • gepta (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish *geta, from Middle English ȝeat, from Old English ġeat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɟat̪ˠə/
  • (Connemara) IPA(key): /ˈɟæt̪ˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟafˠt̪ˠə/[2] (corresponding to the form geafta)

Noun

geata m (genitive singular geata, nominative plural geataí)

  1. gate

Declension

Declension of geata (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative geata geataí
vocative a gheata a gheataí
genitive geata geataí
dative geata geataí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an geata na geataí
genitive an gheata na ngeataí
dative leis an ngeata
don gheata 		leis na geataí

Derived terms

  • cuaille geata m (“gatepost”)
  • garma geata m (“gatepost”)
  • geaitín m (“wicket”)
  • geata crochta m (“portcullis”)
  • geata imeachta m (“departure gate”)
  • geatóir m (“gatekeeper”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of geata
radical lenition eclipsis
geata gheata ngeata

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ “geata”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 312, page 110

Further reading

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæ͜ɑ.tɑ/

Noun

geata n

  1. genitive plural of ġet

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish *geta, from Middle English ȝeat, from Old English ġeat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲɛʰt̪ə/

Noun

geata m (genitive singular geata, plural geatachan or geataichean or geatan)

  1. gate

Further reading

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