gaiter

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep.
2. A covering cloth or leather for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.
3. A neck gaiter.
4. Part of the ecclesiastical garb of a bishop.
5. A protective flexible sleeve covering a moving part, intended to keep the part clean.

Verb

To dress with gaiters.

Conceptes

polaina

botí

polaina curta

Sinònims

spat

puttee

spats

leggings

legging

leggin

spatterdashes

shin guard

leg guard

thigh-protector

Traduccions

guêtre

polaina

slobkous

Gamasche

polaina

tozluk

ghette

γκέτα

ghetta

botín

gambale

Pflaster

الجرموق

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɡeɪ.tə/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb alt alemany mitjà: wester

Cognat amb alt alemany mitjà: westebarn

Cognat amb anglès antic: wæstling

Cognat amb gòtic: 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹

In summary

Borrowed from French guêtre, from Middle French guiestres, guestes pl, from Old French *gueste, from Frankish *wastiju, from Proto-Germanic *wastijō (“garment; dress”).
Cognate with Middle High German wester (“a child's chrisom-cloth”), Middle High German westebarn (“godchild”), Old English wæstling (“a coverlet”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 (wasti, “garment; dress”).