gáta

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse gáta, cognate with Danish gåde. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔɑːta/ Rhymes: -ɔɑːta === Noun === gáta f (genitive singular gátu, plural gátur) riddle ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gátuførur == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse gáta, cognate with Danish gåde. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkauːta/ Rhymes: -auːta === Noun === gáta f (genitive singular gátu, nominative plural gátur) riddle ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== tilgáta == Old Norse == === Etymology === Cognate with Shetland Scots godek (“riddle”) and Orcadian Scots gaadie (“play with shadows”), with all these terms thought to be from a Germanic root related to Proto-Germanic *getaną (“to find a way, attain”). Compare, in particular, Proto-Slavic *gādàti (“to guess”) and derivatives such as Polish zagadka (“riddle”), which may derive from the same root. === Noun === gáta f (genitive gátu, plural gátur) riddle ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References ===