gätt

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

Limburgish

Alternative forms

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
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