geit

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) goat, any member of the genus Capra
2. (feminine) goat (Capra aegagrus) or the domesticated goat (Capra aegagrus hircus)
3. (feminine) any female of the genus Capra or of the above (sub)species
4. (derogatory, feminine, informal, mildly) a silly or foolish person, particularly said of girls or adolescent women

Synoniemen

bok

sik

meisje

Vertalingen

chèvre

🐐

goat

🐐

Ziege

🐐

cabra

capra

🐐

cabra

κατσίκα

cabra

🐐

keçi

🐐

Geiß

🐐

bode

Zicke

capra

cabra

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɣɛi̯t/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelnederlands: geit

Overgenomen van Old Dutch: *geit

In summary

From Middle Dutch geit, from Old Dutch *geit, from Proto-West Germanic *gait, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.