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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gath

/ɡˈæθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
gath
IPA
/ɡˈæθ/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A city in ancient Philistia, home of Goliath, located in the foothills of the Judean Mountains in what is most likely modern-day Israel.

Etymology

Various origins: * A reduced form of McGath, a Scottish surname. * A variant of Garth, an English topographic surname. * Borrowed from North German Gath, a topographic surname from Middle Low German gate (“street, alley”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Gaths (plural)

Rhymes With

path math bath wrath hath mcgrath kath nath rath plath fath pathe

Questions

How do you pronounce gath?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈæθ/.
What does gath mean?
A surname.
Where does gath come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce gath

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