-gate

See also: gate, Gate, GATE, gâte, gatë, gåte, gatě, and gâté

English

Etymology 1

Back-formation from Watergate.

Suffix

-gate

Combined with keywords to form the names of scandals.
- 2009 June 22, Phillip Coorey and Annabel Crabb, in Sydney Morning Herald:
  The Australian Federal Police revealed this afternoon that the email that sparked the so-called Utegate controversy was faked.

Translations

component in names of scandals

Chinese:
Mandarin: 門 (zh), 门 (zh) (mén)
French: -gate (fr) m

German: -gate (de) n
Italian: -opoli (it) f
Korean: 게이트 (geiteu)
Portuguese: -ão (pt) m

Usage notes

Many of these terms are short-lived and few have long-lasting currency.

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

From Old English geat.

Suffix

-gate

Used to form place names.

Anagrams

EGTA, ETag, Geat, e-tag, geat, geta

French

Etymology

From English -gate, from Watergate.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡet/

Suffix

-gate m

-gate (forms names of scandals)
- 2012, ‘Up & Down’, Grazia, 8 Jun 2012:
  C'est un quasi «currygate» qu'a provoqué Kim en confessant son dégoût de la nourriture indienne.
  Kim Kardashian triggered a virtual ‘currygate’ by confessing her dislike of Indian food.

Derived terms

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German

Etymology

From English -gate, from Watergate.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡeːt], [ɡeɪt]
Audio (file)

Suffix

-gate n

-gate (forms names of scandals)

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