gemæte

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gamātī, from Proto-Germanic *gamētijaz, *gamētiz, *mētiz (“reasonable; moderate; appreciable”), equivalent to ġe- +‎ mǣte (related to metan). Cognate with Old High German gimāzi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈmæː.te/

Adjective

ġemǣte

  1. meet; of suitable dimensions; made to fit
    Synonym: ġemet

Declension

Declension of ġemǣte — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġemǣte ġemǣtu, ġemǣto ġemǣte
Accusative ġemǣtne ġemǣte ġemǣte
Genitive ġemǣtes ġemǣtre ġemǣtes
Dative ġemǣtum ġemǣtre ġemǣtum
Instrumental ġemǣte ġemǣtre ġemǣte
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġemǣte ġemǣta, ġemǣte ġemǣtu, ġemǣto
Accusative ġemǣte ġemǣta, ġemǣte ġemǣtu, ġemǣto
Genitive ġemǣtra ġemǣtra ġemǣtra
Dative ġemǣtum ġemǣtum ġemǣtum
Instrumental ġemǣtum ġemǣtum ġemǣtum
Declension of ġemǣte — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġemǣta ġemǣte ġemǣte
Accusative ġemǣtan ġemǣtan ġemǣte
Genitive ġemǣtan ġemǣtan ġemǣtan
Dative ġemǣtan ġemǣtan ġemǣtan
Instrumental ġemǣtan ġemǣtan ġemǣtan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġemǣtan ġemǣtan ġemǣtan
Accusative ġemǣtan ġemǣtan ġemǣtan
Genitive ġemǣtra, ġemǣtena ġemǣtra, ġemǣtena ġemǣtra, ġemǣtena
Dative ġemǣtum ġemǣtum ġemǣtum
Instrumental ġemǣtum ġemǣtum ġemǣtum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: y-mete, imete, mete, meete
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