Etymology

gat

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Today it means: A Gatling gun. Full definition →

Dutch gat ← Middle Low German gat
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gat · noun, verb1

Clipping of Gatling gun, after inventor Richard Gatling.

gat · noun2

From guitar, by shortening.

gat · noun3

  1. Middle Low German · derived fromgat
  2. Dutch · borrowed fromgat
  3. English todaygat

From Dutch gat and/or Middle Low German gat. Compare Icelandic gat.

gat · noun4

  1. Korean · borrowed from갓
  2. English todaygat

From Korean 갓 (gat).

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