Masculine
Gatte
Meaning
spouse
Concepts
Synonyms
Ehegemahl
Männe
Mann und Frau
verheiratetes Paar
Ehegesponst
Mustergatte
Angetrauter
Ehehälfte
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Gat‧te
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡatə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German gate, from Old High German *gato, from Proto-West Germanic *gadō, from Proto-Germanic *gadô (“comrade”); related to Proto-West Germanic *gaduling (“relative, kinsman”). Akin to Old Saxon gigado, Old High German gatuling. Cognate to Dutch gegade, gade, English gad (“fellow, simpleton”).
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