Gote

See also: gote, göte, gotë, and Göte

German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gotō, from Proto-Germanic *gutô. Possibly borrowed through Old English Gota.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Gote m (weak, genitive Goten, plural Goten, feminine Gotin)

1. Goth (male or of unspecified gender) (a person belonging to the Gothic people)

Declension

Declension of Gote [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gote	die	Goten
genitive	eines	des	Goten	der	Goten
dative	einem	dem	Goten	den	Goten
accusative	einen	den	Goten	die	Goten

Derived terms

• Kleingote
• Krimgote (“Crimean Goth”)
• Ostgote (“East Goth, Ostrogoth”)
• Westgote (“West Goth, Visigoth”)

Related terms

• gotisch
• Gotisch
• kleingotisch
• krimgotisch
• Krimgotisch
• Ostgotenreich
• ostgotisch
• Ostgotisch
• Westgotenreich
• westgotisch
• Westgotisch

 

See also

• Greutungen
• Ostrogothen
• Terwingen
• Visigothen

Further reading

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Gote”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.