gätt

See also: gatt, GATT, gátt, gått, and gą̊tt

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• get (widespread variant)
• jett (Krefeld)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch iewet, iet. The diphthong /ie̯/ developed into /je/ word-initially, as it did in High German, and the onset was then enclitically hardened to ⟨g⟩ (/ʝ/). Cognate with Dutch iets, Central Franconian jet, northern Luxembourgish jett, gett, English aught.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɛt/, [ʝɛt]
• Hyphenation: gätt
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Adverb

gätt

1. (Eupen) some, somewhat
2. (Eupen) very

Pronoun

gätt

1. (Eupen) something, anything
2. (Eupen, indefinite pronoun) Placed before a plural noun, indicating general cases of people or things: some