Reigate
Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪɡeɪt/
The English word “Reigate” has 1 meaning listed here.
proper noun
- A market town in, and the administrative headquarters of, Surrey, England.
Etymology
From Middle English Reigate, Raygate, from an unattested Old English bare‐stem compound (West Saxon *Rǣġegatu or Kentish *Rēġegatu), from Old English rǣġe (“roe deer”) + gatu (“gates”) (plural of ġeat). See ‐gate. The modern pronunciation with /aɪ/ is the result of a phonological shift during the Early Modern English period, for which two primary pathways are proposed: * It may reflect the local…
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