-gate

== English == === Etymology 1 === Back-formation from Watergate, an American political scandal from 1972–1974 which led to resignation of president Richard Nixon. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the suffix first appeared in a 1973 article in the National Lampoon magazine which referenced a rumoured "Volgagate". The suffix was promoted by New York Times columnist William Safire, who coined several -gate words beginning in 1974. ==== Suffix ==== -gate (proper noun-forming suffix) Combined with a relevant place, person, activity, etc. to form the names of scandals. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Chinese: 門 / 门 (mén) (semantic loan) → French: -gate → German: -gate → Korean: 게이트 (geiteu) ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== -gate (plural -gates) (informal) A scandal. ==== See also ==== -ghazi === Etymology 2 === From Old English geat. ==== Suffix ==== -gate (proper noun-forming suffix) Used to form place names. === References === === Further reading === “-gate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “-gate”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “-gate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === EGTA, ETag, Geat, e-tag, geat, geta == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English -gate, from Watergate. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɛt/ === Suffix === -gate m (noun-forming suffix, plural -gates) -gate (forms names of scandals) ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from English -gate, from Watergate. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɛɪ̯t/, /ɡeːt/ === Suffix === -gate n -gate (forms names of scandals) ==== Derived terms ====