Gatte

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German gate, from Old High German *gato, from Proto-West Germanic *gadō, from Proto-Germanic *gadô (“comrade”); related to Proto-West Germanic *gaduling (“relative, kinsman”). Akin to Old Saxon gigado, Old High German gatuling. Cognate to Dutch gegade, gade, English gad (“fellow, simpleton”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡatə/ Hyphenation: Gat‧te Rhymes: -atə Homophone: Gate === Noun === Gatte m (weak, genitive Gatten, plural Gatten, feminine Gattin) spouse ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Ehegatte Göttergatte === Further reading === “Gatte” in Duden online “Gatte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Gatte” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.