gait en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ɡeɪt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
- /ɡet/ (Scotland)
- /ɡæɪt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ɡeit/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
Etymology
From a specialised use of gate (“way, manner, behaviour, habit", properly "way, path, street, journey”), from Middle English gate (“way, path, road, street”), from Old Norse gata (“path, lane, alley, road”), from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ (“passageway, street”). Doublet of gate.
Meanings
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A manner of walking or stepping; a bearing or carriage while moving on legs.
Carrying a heavy suitcase, he had a lopsided gait.
- One of the distinct patterns of locomotion exhibited by a horse, occurring either naturally or as a result of training.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gaits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
midgait · double-gaiter · square-gaiter · gait apraxia · gait belt · multigait · tandem gait
Hyponyms
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Synonyms
Translations (102)
de Gangweise (manner of walking) · ka სვლა (manner of walking) · ka ალური (horse's way of moving) · it portamento (manner of walking) · de Gangart (manner of walking) · nb gangart (horse's way of moving) · sk chôdza (manner of walking) · ko 걸음걸이 (manner of walking) · sh hȏd (manner of walking) · de Gangart (horse's way of moving) · hy քայլք (horse's way of moving) · fr allure (horse's way of moving) · es zancada (manner of walking) · it camminata (manner of walking) · cs chůze (manner of walking) · es caminado (manner of walking) · es andar (manner of walking) · be пахо́дка (manner of walking) · ru аллю́р (horse's way of moving) · ru ходьба́ (manner of walking) · uk хід (manner of walking) · uk ходьба́ (manner of walking) · de Gang (manner of walking) · fr démarche (manner of walking) · ja 足取り (manner of walking) · be хада́ (manner of walking) · be ступа́ (manner of walking) · ba атлау (manner of walking) · pt andar (manner of walking) · ca manera de caminar (manner of walking) · es paso (manner of walking) · pt andadura (manner of walking) · mk од (manner of walking) · ckb لارولەنجە (manner of walking) · ba йөрөш (manner of walking) · fi astunta (manner of walking) · ru шаг (manner of walking) · ca aire (manner of walking) · sh хо̑д (manner of walking) · cmn 步法 (horse's way of moving) · es andadura (manner of walking) · uk крок (manner of walking) · uk похода́ (manner of walking) · ro mers (manner of walking) · et kõnnak (manner of walking) · taa goɬ (manner of walking) · uk хода́ (manner of walking) · gd gluasad (manner of walking) · fi askellaji (horse's way of moving) · sk krok (manner of walking) · ru похо́дка (manner of walking) · da gangart (manner of walking) · ca anadura (horse's way of moving) · ga siúl (manner of walking) · de Gehweise (manner of walking) · sv gångart (horse's way of moving) · nl gang (horse's way of moving) · it andamento (manner of walking) · it falcata (horse's way of moving) · nb ganglag (manner of walking) · es marcha (manner of walking) · bg похо́дка (manner of walking) · it postura (manner of walking) · uk похо́да (manner of walking) · ka სიარული (manner of walking) · ro pas (manner of walking) · sv gångart (manner of walking) · fi käynti (manner of walking) · hu járás (horse's way of moving) · pl chód (horse's way of moving) · sa गति (manner of walking) · be крок (manner of walking) · uk похі́д (manner of walking) · cmn 步態 /步态 (manner of walking) · sv gångstil (manner of walking) · is gangtegund (horse's way of moving) · be ход (manner of walking) · eo marŝo (manner of walking) · pl chód (manner of walking) · ru по́ступь (manner of walking) · da gang (manner of walking) · pl krok (manner of walking) · es andares (manner of walking) · bg конски ход (horse's way of moving) · ba аҙым (manner of walking) · pt porte (manner of walking) · sv gång (manner of walking) · ca pas (manner of walking) · de Gangbild (horse's way of moving) · nb gange (manner of walking) · nn gangart (horse's way of moving) · it andatura (horse's way of moving) · ca caminar (manner of walking) · pt porte (horse's way of moving) · grc βάδισμα (manner of walking) · ta நடை (manner of walking) · hu járás (manner of walking) · is göngulag (manner of walking) · sa प्रगामन् (manner of walking) · nl gang m pas m loop (manner of walking) · es caminar (manner of walking) · la incessus (manner of walking)