git

Meaning

1. (feminine, neuter) lignite
2. (feminine, neuter) jet (black, gemstone-like geological material)
3. (feminine, masculine, neuter) a stone made of this material

Concepts

jet

Synonyms

gagaat

bergwas

Translations

Gagatkohle

Jett

azeviche

γαγάτης

jais

giaietto

ambra nera

gagate

gagates

jaiet

gagata

azabache

Etymology

From Middle Dutch git, get, from Latin gagātēs (likely by way of Old French get, jaiet), from Ancient Greek γαγᾱ́της (gagā́tēs), possibly from Γάγας (Gágas, “a town and river in Lycia”). Doublet of gagaat.