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gota
gota
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Etymology
Noun
gota f (plural gotes)
- A drop (a small spheroid or amount of liquid)
- (architecture) A gutta.
- (heraldry) A goutte.
- (pathology) Gout.
Derived terms
- goteta
- ni gota (nothing)
Old Provençal
Etymology
Noun
gota f (oblique plural gotas, nominative singular gota, nominative plural gotas)
- drop (small amount of a liquid)
- circa 1145, Bernard de Ventadour, Conortz, era sai eu be:
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gota d'aiga que chai
- [a] drop of water that falls
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gota d'aiga que chai
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Descendants
Portuguese
uma gota
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese gota, from Latin gutta.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
gota f (plural gotas)
- drop (small mass of liquid)
- (pathology, uncountable) gout (disease characterised by acute inflammatory arthritis)
Synonyms
- (drop): pingo
Derived terms
- gotinha, gotazinha (diminutives)
- gotona (augmentative)
- pseudogota
Related terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
gota
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of gotar
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of gotar