The spelling of the word "Geten" is based on the Old English pronunciation of the word "getan" meaning "to get or acquire." The IPA phonetic transcription for "Geten" would be /ɡeːten/. The long vowel sound represented by the double "e" symbol (ː) indicates that the "e" should be pronounced for a longer duration than a single "e" would be. The "t" at the end, representing the past tense, is pronounced as a "t" sound, not as a "d" sound as it might be in some modern English verbs.