gîte

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gîte. Doublet of gist. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒiːt/ (or as French, below) Rhymes: -iːt === Noun === gîte (plural gîtes) A French holiday home, or a rented tourist cottage. === Anagrams === tige == French == === Alternative forms === gite (post-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Inherited from Old French giste, past participle of gesir, modern French gésir (“to lie, to be located”). Compare regional jas (“sheepfold”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒit/ === Noun === gîte m (plural gîtes) shelter; lodging gîte (self-catering holiday home) beef shin ==== Derived terms ==== gîte touristique === Noun === gîte f (plural gîtes) (nautical) list (inclination of a ship) === Verb === gîte inflection of gîter: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “gîte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === tige