gati

See also: găti

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *gat-, from Proto-Indo-European *gwem- 'to go'. Cognate to Sanscrit गति (gáti-, going, course), Proto-Slavic *gatь (cf. Russian гать (gatʹ, road of brushwood, weir)). Related to ngas[1]. Compare also the related Romanian gata (ready), which is also an invariable adjective.

Adjective

gati

  1. ready

Adverb

gati

  1. almost, around

References

  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.296
Derived terms

Balinese

Adjective

gati

  1. very

Icelandic

Verb

gati

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of gata
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of gata
  3. third-person plural present subjunctive of gata

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

gati f

  1. course
  2. destiny
  3. career
  4. behavior
Descendants
  • Khmer: គតិ (kĕəʾteʾ)
  • Burmese: ဂတိ (ga.ti.)
  • Thai: คติ (ká-dtì)
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