name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɡæɹɪt/
General-American:/ˈɡæɹɪt/
General-American:/ˈɡɛɹɪt/
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rhymes with -æɹɪt
CMU ARPABET:G EH1 R IH0 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A male given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: loft, attic
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: floor, level, storey, story
Narrower terms: cockloft, hayloft, haymow, mow
History
Etymology
Variant of Garrett.
From Middle English garett, garite, from Old French garite, guerite (“watchtower”), from garir, guarir (“to defend, protect”) (compare English garrison), ultimately of Germanic origin (see English garage). Doublet of guerite.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
мансарда
(mansarda)
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Catalan:
golfa
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Catalan:
cadamunt
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Chinese Mandarin:
閣樓 /阁楼
(gélóu)
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Czech:
podkroví
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Dutch:
vliering
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Dutch:
zolder
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Dutch:
zolderkamer
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Finnish:
ullakkohuone
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Finnish:
ullakko
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
French:
galetas
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Galician:
faiado
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Galician:
barra
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Galician:
bastardo
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Georgian:
სხვენი
(sxveni)
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Georgian:
მანსარდა
(mansarda)
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
German:
Mansarde
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
German:
Dachwohnung
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Greek:
σοφίτα
(sofíta)
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Hindi:
दुछत्ती
(duchattī)
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Hindi:
अटारी
(aṭārī)
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Hungarian:
padlásszoba
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Hungarian:
manzárdszoba
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Icelandic:
háaloft
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Icelandic:
ris
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Japanese:
屋根裏部屋
(yaneurabeya)
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Macedonian:
мансарда
(mansarda)
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Middle English:
garite
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Norwegian:
loft
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Norwegian:
loftsrom
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Occitan:
galatras
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Pannonian Rusyn:
пойд
(pojd)
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Plautdietsch:
Dakstow
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Polish:
poddasze
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Portuguese:
sótão
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Russian:
черда́к
(čerdák)
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Russian:
манса́рда
(mansárda)
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Scottish Gaelic:
seòmar-mullaich
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Serbo-Croatian:
поткровље
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Serbo-Croatian:
potkrovlje
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Spanish:
buhardilla
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Swedish:
vindsrum
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Swedish:
skyffe
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house
Turkish:
çatı katı
— an attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house