-gono

See also: gono-

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”).

Suffix

-gono

1. (geometry) -gon (forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of angles)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -gono

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /ɡo.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /ɡo.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /ɡo.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /ɡu.nu/

Suffix

-gono m (noun-forming suffix, plural -gonos)

1. (geometry) -gon (forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of angles)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -gono

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡono/ [ˈɡo.no]
• Rhymes: -ono
• Syllabification: -go‧no

Suffix

-gono m (noun-forming suffix, plural -gonos)

1. (geometry) -gon (forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of angles)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -gono

Further reading

• “‒́gono”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014