gáta

See also: gata, gâta, and gåta

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gáta, cognate with Danish gåde.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔɑːta/
    Rhymes: -ɔɑːta

Noun

gáta f (genitive singular gátu, plural gátur)

  1. riddle

Declension
Declension of gáta
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gáta gátan gátur gáturnar
accusative gátu gátuna gátur gáturnar
dative gátu gátuni gátum gátunum
genitive gátu gátunnar gáta gátanna

Derived terms
  • gátuførur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gáta, cognate with Danish gåde.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkauːta/
    Rhymes: -auːta

Noun

gáta f (genitive singular gátu, nominative plural gátur)

  1. riddle

Declension
declension of gáta
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gáta gátan gátur gáturnar
accusative gátu gátuna gátur gáturnar
dative gátu gátunni gátum gátunum
genitive gátu gátunnar gáta/gátna gátanna/gátnanna

Old Norse

Noun

gáta f (genitive gátu, plural gátur)

  1. riddle

Declension
  Declension of gáta (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gáta gátan gátur gáturnar
accusative gátu gátuna gátur gáturnar
dative gátu gátunni gátum gátunum
genitive gátu gátunnar gátna gátnanna

Descendants
  • Norwegian (Bokmål): gåte
  • Norwegian (Nynorsk): gåte
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