gáta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gata"

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

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 (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, gáta	gátnanna, gátanna

Derived terms

• tilgáta

Old Norse

Etymology

Cognate with Shetland Scots godek (“riddle”) and Orcadian Scots gaadie (“play with shadows”), with all these terms thought to be from a Germanic root related to Proto-Germanic *getaną (“to find a way, attain”). Compare, in particular, Proto-Slavic *gādàti (“to guess”) and derivatives such as Polish zagadka (“riddle”), which may derive from the same root.

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

• Danish: gåde
• Faroese: gáta
• Icelandic: gáta
• Norwegian (Bokmål): gåte
• Norwegian (Nynorsk): gåte
• Swedish: gåta