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goaten

goaten adjective: of a goat, or like that which belongs to a goat; goatish.

Adjective

goaten (comparative more goaten, superlative most goaten)

  1. (poetic) Of a goat, or like that which belongs to a goat; goatish
    • […] The angels you can ne'er salute, For see, you have a goaten foot.1859, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Minor Poetry of Goethe
    • The limpid wave reveals a goaten foot.1943, Stefan Anton George, Poems - Page 221
    Synonyms:
    hircine

Synonyms of goaten

Forms of goaten

comparativemore goaten
superlativemost goaten

Origin of goaten

From goat + -en. Compare Old English gǣten (“of goats; goaten”), German geißen (“of goats; goaten”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽 (gaitein).

Questions about goaten

What does goaten mean?
Goaten means of a goat, or like that which belongs to a goat; goatish.
What part of speech is goaten?
Goaten is an adjective.

Words near goaten in the dictionary

  1. goated with the sauce
  2. goatee
  3. goatee'd
  4. goateed
  5. goatees
  6. goaten
  7. Goater
  8. Goaters
  9. Goates
  10. Goateses
  11. goatfish

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