gât

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gât

/ɡɨt/

Rhymes with -ɨt

Where it comes from

Uncertain. Either from earlier gâlt, from Proto-Slavic *gъltъ, related to *glъtati (“to swallow, devour”) (compare Slovene golt), or from Latin guttura, which may have resulted in a plural form *gâturi, reduced to gât as a singular form through analogy. Compare French goitre. It is also possible that it may derive from the Latin singular form, guttur, itself. Compare guturai, which preserved the original u.

noun gâturi · gât · gâtul · gâturile

neuter throat
neuter neck

In English

neck part of body connecting the head and the trunk
throat front part of the neck

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"gât." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/g%C3%A2t. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

gât. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/g%C3%A2t

Chicago

"gât." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/g%C3%A2t.

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@misc{ga_t_2026,
  title = {gât},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/g%C3%A2t},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}