gaat

See also:gå åtandg̱aat

Afrikaans

Etymology

FromDutchgaat,third-person singular present ofgaan,whenceAfrikaansgaan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

gaat(presentgaat,present participlegaande,past participlegegaat)

1. (Cape Afrikaans)Alternative form ofgaan

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes:-aːt

Verb

gaat

1. inflection ofgaan:
   1. second/third-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. (archaic)pluralimperative

Kumeyaay

Noun

gaat

1. cat.

Southeastern Tepehuan

Etymology

Cognate withNorthern Tepehuangaátoi,O'odhamga꞉t.

Noun

gaat(pluralgagaat)

1. bow(weapon)
2. bow(music)

References

• R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016)Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango(Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”;48)‎^[1](in Spanish), electronic edition,Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C.,pages59–60

Yola

Noun

gaat

1. Alternative form ofgaaute
   • 1927,“ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, inTHE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD,page131,line13:

     Wu canna gow bee chapaalgaat,

     We cannot go to the chapelgate

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927)The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2,Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page131