Polyglot Dictionary

Gattin

/ˈɡatɪn/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Gattinnen

Meaning

  1. wife (formal)

    • Er kam mit seiner Gattin.

      He came with his wife.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

ehefrau

Gattin is more formal or old-fashioned; Ehefrau is the standard everyday word — both mean "wife."

Practice

1 What does Gattin mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er kam mit seiner ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gattin?

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