"gåte" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Etymology: From Old Norse gáta, related to gjette (“to guess”). Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|gáta}} Old Norse gáta, {{m|nb|gjette||to guess}} gjette (“to guess”) Head templates: {{head|nb|noun|g=c}} gåte c
  1. puzzle, riddle, enigma Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-gåte-nb-noun-WY~JeTr4
  2. mystery Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-gåte-nb-noun-Tw2eXy0V
  3. rebus, conundrum, logogriph, word game Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-gåte-nb-noun-qAx~pLnU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bildegåte, gåtefull, gåteleik, gåtesamling

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²ɡoːtə/ Forms: gåta [definite, singular], gåter [indefinite, plural], gåtene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse gáta, related to gjetta (“to guess”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|gáta}} Old Norse gáta, {{m|nn|gjetta||to guess}} gjetta (“to guess”)
  1. riddle, enigma, conundrum Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gåte-nn-noun-KSw1U3pd
  2. mystery Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gåte-nn-noun-Tw2eXy0V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gåtefull

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bildegåte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "gåtefull"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "gåteleik"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "gåtesamling"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "gáta"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse gáta",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gjette",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to guess"
      },
      "expansion": "gjette (“to guess”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse gáta, related to gjette (“to guess”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "gåte c",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "puzzle, riddle, enigma"
      ],
      "id": "en-gåte-nb-noun-WY~JeTr4",
      "links": [
        [
          "puzzle",
          "puzzle"
        ],
        [
          "riddle",
          "riddle"
        ],
        [
          "enigma",
          "enigma"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mystery"
      ],
      "id": "en-gåte-nb-noun-Tw2eXy0V",
      "links": [
        [
          "mystery",
          "mystery"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rebus, conundrum, logogriph, word game"
      ],
      "id": "en-gåte-nb-noun-qAx~pLnU",
      "links": [
        [
          "rebus",
          "rebus"
        ],
        [
          "conundrum",
          "conundrum"
        ],
        [
          "logogriph",
          "logogriph"
        ],
        [
          "word game",
          "word game"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gåte"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gåtefull"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "non",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse gáta",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "gjetta",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to guess"
      },
      "expansion": "gjetta (“to guess”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse gáta, related to gjetta (“to guess”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gåta",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gåter",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gåtene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "riddle, enigma, conundrum"
      ],
      "id": "en-gåte-nn-noun-KSw1U3pd",
      "links": [
        [
          "riddle",
          "riddle#English"
        ],
        [
          "enigma",
          "enigma#English"
        ],
        [
          "conundrum",
          "conundrum#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mystery"
      ],
      "id": "en-gåte-nn-noun-Tw2eXy0V",
      "links": [
        [
          "mystery",
          "mystery#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²ɡoːtə/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "gote"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gåte"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bildegåte"
    },
    {
      "word": "gåtefull"
    },
    {
      "word": "gåteleik"
    },
    {
      "word": "gåtesamling"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "non",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse gáta",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
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        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse gáta, related to gjette (“to guess”).",
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        "1": "nb",
        "2": "noun",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "puzzle, riddle, enigma"
      ],
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          "riddle"
        ],
        [
          "enigma",
          "enigma"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "mystery"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mystery",
          "mystery"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
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      ],
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        [
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          "rebus"
        ],
        [
          "conundrum",
          "conundrum"
        ],
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          "logogriph",
          "logogriph"
        ],
        [
          "word game",
          "word game"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gåte"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gåtefull"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "gáta"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse gáta",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "gjetta",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to guess"
      },
      "expansion": "gjetta (“to guess”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse gáta, related to gjetta (“to guess”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gåta",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gåter",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gåtene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "riddle, enigma, conundrum"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "riddle",
          "riddle#English"
        ],
        [
          "enigma",
          "enigma#English"
        ],
        [
          "conundrum",
          "conundrum#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mystery"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mystery",
          "mystery#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²ɡoːtə/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "gote"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gåte"
}

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