Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goit

/ɡɔɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: goit
IPA: /ɡɔɪt/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small artificial channel carrying water. Usually used with respect to channels built to feed mills.

British usage

noun

Derogatory; Informal

Example Sentences

"We use watter as goes daan t'goit yonder for t'grinnelstuns."

Etymology

From Middle English gote (“channel, stream”), from Old English *gotu (“channel, gutter, drain”), from Proto-Germanic *gutō (“gutter, drain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (“to pour”). Cognate with Scots gote, goit, goate (“trench, ditch, watercourse”), Dutch goot (“gutter”), Middle Low German gote (“ditch”). More at gote.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: gote, *gotu, *gutō, *ǵʰew-

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɡɔɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

goits (plural)

Rhymes With

detroit exploit droit adroit doit dacoit introit quoit hoit schuit

Questions

How do you pronounce goit?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɔɪt/.
What does goit mean?: A small artificial channel carrying water. Usually used with respect to channels built to feed mills.
Where does goit come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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