flodgate

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === flodegate, flodeȝate, flodeyate, floodȝate ffluydgate, fludeȝate, ffludgate (Northern) flodȝete (Early Middle English) === Etymology === From flod +‎ gate. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfloːdˌɡaːt/, /ˈfloːdjɛt/ === Noun === flodgate (plural flodgates) floodgate ==== Descendants ==== English: floodgate → Middle Welsh: flotyat Welsh: fflodiad, fflodiard, fflodiart, fflodiat ==== References ==== “flọ̄d-yāte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 November 2018.