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geat

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɡiːt/
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  • gēt
  • /ɡiːt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːt

1

noun

Meaning 1

The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mould in casting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sprue

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of a North Germanic tribe formerly occupying what is now Götaland in Sweden.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

See gate.

From Old English Ġēat, from Proto-West Germanic *Gaut, from Proto-Germanic *gautaz (“Geat”).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: götalainen — tribe member
  • Finnish: göötti — tribe member
  • French: Geat — tribe member
  • German: Gaute — tribe member
  • Ancient Greek: Γοῦται (Goûtai) — tribe member
  • Portuguese: geta — tribe member
  • Spanish: geta — tribe member
  • Spanish: gauta — tribe member
  • Swedish: göt — tribe member