neat – Old English noun declension

Noun: neat
Gender:

Nominative

Singular	nēat
Plural	nēat

Genitive

Singular	nēates
Plural	nēata

Dative

Singular	nēate
Plural	nēatum

Accusative

Singular	nēat
Plural	nēat

Sample Sentences

late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Hit is weliġ þis ēalond on wæstmum ⁊ on trēowum misenlīcra cynna; ⁊ hit is ġesċræpe on lǣwe sċēapa ⁊ nēata; ⁊ on sumum stōwum wīnġeardas grōwaþ. (This island is rich in fruits and trees of various kinds; and it is suitable for the pasture of sheep and cattle; and in some places vineyards grow.)

Nouns inflected like neat

neat,

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *naut, from Proto-Germanic *nautą. Cognate with Old Frisian nāt, Old Saxon nōt, Dutch noot, Old High German nōz (dialectal German Nos), Old Norse naut. See: Dutch Nouns 'noot', Old Norse Nouns 'naut'.