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gite

/ʒiːt/

gite is the alternative form of gîte.

Meaning of gîte

Noun

gîte (plural gîtes)

  1. A French holiday home or rented tourist cottage.

Noun

IPA/ɡiːt/

gite (plural gites)

  1. (obsolete) A gown.
    • Whan she doth her aray / And gyrdeth in her gytes : / Stytched and pranked wyth pletes.a. 1529, John Skelton, The Tunning of Elynour Rummyng, section 68
    • Thy brodred gyte makes thee a gallant gyrle.1567, Turberville, Epithets & Sonnets (1837), 295

Forms of gite

pluralgites
alternative formgyte

Origin of gite

Unclear; perhaps related to Old French guite.

Questions about gite

What does gite mean?
Gite means a gown.
What is gite the alternative form of?
Gite is the alternative form of gîte.
What part of speech is gite?
Gite is a noun.
How do you pronounce gite?
Gite is pronounced /ʒiːt/.
What is the plural of gite?
The plural of gite is gites.

Words near gite in the dictionary

  1. gitarrist
  2. gitch
  3. Gitche Gumee
  4. Gitchell
  5. Gitchells
  6. gite
  7. Gitega
  8. Gitelman syndrome
  9. gites
  10. gith
  11. Githens

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