gutter

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• UK: /ˈɡʌt.ə/
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• Canada, US: /ˈɡʌt.ɚ/
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• Canada, US: [ˈɡʌɾ.ɚ]
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• Australian: /ˈɡat.ə/
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• Australian: [ˈɡaɾ.ə]
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From Middle English gutter, guttur, goter, from Anglo-Norman guttere, from Old French goutiere (French gouttière), ultimately from Latin gutta (“drop”).

Etymology tree English gut Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English gutter From gut + -er.

200 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: valua — to flow or stream; to form gutters
• Finnish: virrata — to flow or stream; to form gutters
• German: ausspülen — to flow or stream; to form gutters
• Manx: sheel — to flow or stream; to form gutters
• Ukrainian: текти́ (tektý) — to flow or stream; to form gutters
• Bulgarian: капя (kapja) — of a candle: to melt away
• Finnish: valua — of a candle: to melt away
• Ukrainian: розплавля́тися (rozplavljátysja) — of a candle: to melt away
• Ukrainian: розпла́витися (rozplávytysja) — of a candle: to melt away
• Finnish: heittää ränniin — to send a bowling ball into a gutter
• Finnish: lepattaa — to flicker as if about to be extinguished
• Ukrainian: мерехті́ти (merextíty) — to flicker as if about to be extinguished
• Bulgarian: правя канавки (pravja kanavki) — to supply with a gutter or gutters
• Finnish: ojittaa — to supply with a gutter or gutters
• Finnish: asentaa ränni — to supply with a gutter or gutters
• Bulgarian: канавка (kanavka) — prepared channel in a surface
• Catalan: canaló — prepared channel in a surface
• Danish: kanal — prepared channel in a surface
• Finnish: kouru — prepared channel in a surface
• Galician: desaugadoiro — prepared channel in a surface
• German: Gosse — prepared channel in a surface
• German: Rinne — prepared channel in a surface
• German: Rinnstein — prepared channel in a surface
• Ancient Greek: χολέδρα (kholédra) — prepared channel in a surface
• Hindi: गटर (gaṭar) — prepared channel in a surface
• Hindi: परनाला (parnālā) — prepared channel in a surface
• Hindi: पनारा (panārā) — prepared channel in a surface
• Indonesian: talang — prepared channel in a surface
• Italian: caditoia — prepared channel in a surface
• Latin: dēlicia — prepared channel in a surface
• Māori: kōrere — prepared channel in a surface
• Māori: kōrere wai — prepared channel in a surface
• Polabian: reńa — prepared channel in a surface
• Polish: rynsztok — prepared channel in a surface
• Punjabi: ਖੁਰਾ (khurā) — prepared channel in a surface
• Spanish: desagüe — prepared channel in a surface
• Tagalog: bambang — prepared channel in a surface
• Turkish: su yolu — prepared channel in a surface
• Ottoman Turkish: ناو (nav) — prepared channel in a surface
• Ukrainian: кана́ва (kanáva) — prepared channel in a surface
• Ukrainian: водості́к (vodostík) — prepared channel in a surface
• Ukrainian: ри́нва (rýnva) — prepared channel in a surface
• Welsh: cwter — prepared channel in a surface
• Bulgarian: канавка (kanavka) — ditch along the side of road
• Catalan: cuneta — ditch along the side of road
• Chinese Mandarin: 排水溝 /排水沟 (páishuǐgōu) — ditch along the side of road
• Danish: grøft — ditch along the side of road
• Dutch: goot — ditch along the side of road
• Finnish: oja — ditch along the side of road
• Finnish: katuoja — ditch along the side of road
• French: caniveau — ditch along the side of road
• Galician: beirada — ditch along the side of road
• Galician: convanca — ditch along the side of road
• Galician: gavia — ditch along the side of road
• German: Graben — ditch along the side of road
• German: Rinne — ditch along the side of road
• German: Straßengraben — ditch along the side of road
• Ancient Greek: χολέδρα (kholédra) — ditch along the side of road
• Hebrew: מַזְחִילָה (mazkhilah) — ditch along the side of road
• Hindi: गटर (gaṭar) — ditch along the side of road
• Hungarian: árok — ditch along the side of road
• Indonesian: got — ditch along the side of road
• Irish: silteán — ditch along the side of road
• Italian: botola — ditch along the side of road
• Italian: botola di drenaggio — ditch along the side of road
• Italian: canale di scolo — ditch along the side of road
• Italian: canale di drenaggio — ditch along the side of road
• Italian: zanella — ditch along the side of road
• Italian: cunetta — ditch along the side of road
• Japanese: 溝 (dobu) — ditch along the side of road
• Japanese: 排水溝 (haisuikō) — ditch along the side of road
• Latin: canālis — ditch along the side of road
• Macedonian: одводен ров (odvoden rov) — ditch along the side of road
• Malay: longkang — ditch along the side of road
• Marathi: गटार (gaṭār) — ditch along the side of road
• Norwegian: grøft — ditch along the side of road
• Persian: جوب (jub) — ditch along the side of road
• Portuguese: valeta — ditch along the side of road
• Portuguese: sarjeta — ditch along the side of road
• Russian: кюве́т (kjuvét) — ditch along the side of road
• Russian: кана́ва (kanáva) — ditch along the side of road
• Scottish Gaelic: clais — ditch along the side of road
• Spanish: cuneta — ditch along the side of road
• Spanish: canaleta — ditch along the side of road
• Swedish: rännsten — ditch along the side of road
• Turkish: oluk — ditch along the side of road
• Ukrainian: кана́ва (kanáva) — ditch along the side of road
• Vietnamese: rãnh — ditch along the side of road
• Welsh: ffos — ditch along the side of road
• Welsh: clawdd — ditch along the side of road
• Arabic: مِزْراب (mizrāb) — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Bulgarian: улу́к m водосто́к (ulúk) — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Catalan: canal — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Czech: okap — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Danish: tagrende — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Dutch: dakgoot — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Esperanto: defluilo — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Finnish: sadevesikouru — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Finnish: ränni — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• French: gouttière — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• French: chéneau — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Galician: pingante — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Galician: pinguela — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• German: Dachrinne — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• German: Regenrinne — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Greek: υπόνομος (ypónomos) — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Hebrew: מַזְחִילָה (mazkhilah) — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Hindi: हलक (halak) — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Hindi: कंठ (kaṇṭh) — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Hindi: गटर (gaṭar) — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Hungarian: ereszcsatorna — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Indonesian: talang — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Italian: grondaia — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Kabuverdianu: jarós — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Macedonian: олук (oluk) — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Māori: kōrere — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Norwegian Bokmål: takrenne — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Norwegian Nynorsk: takrenne — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Persian: ناودان (nâvdân) — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Polish: rynna — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Portuguese: calha — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Portuguese: algeroz — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Portuguese: agueiro — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Portuguese: canaleta — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Romanian: jgheab — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Russian: жёлоб (žólob) — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Scots: rone — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Serbo-Croatian: žleb — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Serbo-Croatian: олук — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Serbo-Croatian: oluk — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Spanish: canalón — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Spanish: canaleta — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Spanish: canelón — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Swedish: takränna — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Tagalog: alulod — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Turkish: oluk — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Turkish: yağmur oluğu — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Ottoman Turkish: اولق (oluk) — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Ottoman Turkish: میزاب (mizab) — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Ukrainian: жо́лоб (žólob) — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Ukrainian: водості́к (vodostík) — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Venetan: górna — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Vietnamese: máng xối — duct or channel beneath the eaves
• Bulgarian: улей (ulej) — groove beside a bowling lane
• Catalan: canal — groove beside a bowling lane
• Finnish: kouru — groove beside a bowling lane
• Finnish: ränni — groove beside a bowling lane
• French: dalot — groove beside a bowling lane
• Galician: caenlla — groove beside a bowling lane
• Galician: quenlla — groove beside a bowling lane
• Japanese: ガター (gatā) — groove beside a bowling lane
• Korean: 거터 (geoteo) — groove beside a bowling lane
• Portuguese: canaleta — groove beside a bowling lane
• Swedish: ränna — groove beside a bowling lane
• Finnish: lantakouru — groove for collection and removal of animal excrement
• Galician: dexurro — groove for collection and removal of animal excrement
• Galician: márdeña — groove for collection and removal of animal excrement
• Finnish: kouru — any narrow channel or groove
• Finnish: ura — any narrow channel or groove
• Galician: gavia — any narrow channel or groove
• Galician: viela — any narrow channel or groove
• Galician: grova — any narrow channel or groove
• Galician: cavorca — any narrow channel or groove
• Galician: rego — any narrow channel or groove
• German: Gang — any narrow channel or groove
• German: Nut — any narrow channel or groove
• Ukrainian: кана́вка (kanávka) — any narrow channel or groove
• Welsh: rhigol — any narrow channel or groove
• Welsh: sianel — any narrow channel or groove
• Catalan: corondell cec — space between columns in text
• Danish: spalteafstand — space between columns in text
• Finnish: palstaväli — space between columns in text
• German: Spaltenabstand — space between columns in text
• Hungarian: hasábköz — space between columns in text
• Italian: interstizio — space between columns in text
• Spanish: medianil — space between columns in text
• Finnish: marginaali — philately: unprinted space between rows of stamps
• Italian: intervallo — philately: unprinted space between rows of stamps
• Italian: margine interno — philately: unprinted space between rows of stamps
• Finnish: oja — drainage channel
• Galician: rego — drainage channel
• Galician: birta — drainage channel
• German: Kanal — drainage channel
• German: Entwässerungskanal — drainage channel
• German: Drainage — drainage channel
• Hebrew: תעלת ניקוז (te'alat nikuz) — drainage channel
• Indonesian: talang — drainage channel
• Spanish: acequia — drainage channel
• Tamil: சாக்கடை (cākkaṭai) — drainage channel
• Ukrainian: кана́ва (kanáva) — drainage channel
• Ukrainian: водості́к (vodostík) — drainage channel
• Welsh: cafn — drainage channel
• Finnish: viemäri — locus of something distasteful or morally questionable
• Polish: rynsztok — locus of something distasteful or morally questionable
• Finnish: katuoja — low, vulgar state
• Finnish: deekis — low, vulgar state
• German: Gosse — low, vulgar state
• Polish: rynsztok — low, vulgar state
• Slovak: stoka — low, vulgar state
• Tamil: சாக்கடை (cākkaṭai) — low, vulgar state