Gauti

See also: gauti

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Gauti, from gautr (“man from Götaland, Gautaland”). See Götaland.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkøyːtɪ/
    Rhymes: -øyːtɪ
    Homophone: gauti

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Gauti m (proper noun, genitive singular Gauta)

  1. a male given name
Declension
Declension of Gauti (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Gauti
accusative Gauta
dative Gauta
genitive Gauta

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Gauti

  1. dative of Gautur

Old Norse

Etymology

Probably related to Gautr (“Odin”), gjóta (“to cast, to pour”) originally referring to libations, thus perhaps "the pourer of libations".

Proper noun

Gauti m

  1. (heiti) the pourer of libations? (Odin)

Declension

Declension of Gauti (weak an-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Gauti
accusative Gauta
dative Gauta
genitive Gauta
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