Wiktionary

galon

See also: galón

Antillean Creole edit

Etymology edit

From French gallon.

Noun edit

galon

  1. gallon

Bikol Central edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish galón.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ga‧lon
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈlon/, [ɡaˈl̪on̪]

Noun edit

galón

  1. gallon

Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

From English gallon, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquid measure”) (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ga‧lon
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈlon/, [ɡʌˈl̪on̪]

Noun edit

galon

  1. a gallon; a unit of volume equal to 3 pints
  2. a jug

Derived terms edit

Czech edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English gallon.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

galon m inan

  1. gallon (unit of volume)

Declension edit

Declension of galon (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative galon galony
genitive galonu galonů
dative galonu galonům
accusative galon galony
vocative galone galony
locative galonu galonech
instrumental galonem galony

Esperanto edit

Noun edit

galon

  1. accusative singular of galo

French edit

Etymology edit

From galonner (“to braid”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.lɔ̃/
  • Audio(file)

Noun edit

galon m (plural galons)

  1. braid
  2. (military) stripe

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → English: galloon
  • → Italian: gallone
  • → Portuguese: galão
  • → Romanian: galon
  • → Spanish: galón
  • → Vietnamese: ga-lông

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Indonesian edit

 
sense 2

Etymology edit

From Dutch gallon, from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, galoun, galun, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquid measure”) (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡalɔn]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧lon

Noun edit

galon (plural galon-galon, first-person possessive galonku, second-person possessive galonmu, third-person possessive galonnya)

  1. gallon:
    1. exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
    2. 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")
  2. 5-gallon water jug

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch gallon.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

galon (plural galon-galon, informal 1st possessive galonku, 2nd possessive galonmu, 3rd possessive galonnya)

  1. (Medan) gas station

Polish edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from English gallon, from Middle English gallon, galoun, galun, from Old Northern French galun, galon, from Late Latin galum, galus, from Vulgar Latin *galla, possibly from Gaulish, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel-.

Noun edit

galon m inan

  1. gallon (unit of volume used for liquids)

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from French galon.

Noun edit

galon m inan (diminutive galonek or galonik)

  1. (military) epaulette, shoulder broad, shoulder strap (military insignia)
    Synonyms: epolet, naramiennik, pagon, szlifa
Declension edit
Declension of galon
singular plural
nominative galon galony
genitive galonu galonów
dative galonowi galonom
accusative galon galony
instrumental galonem galonami
locative galonie galonach
vocative galonie galony
Derived terms edit
adjective
verb

Further reading edit

  • galon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • galon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French galon.

Noun edit

galon n (plural galoane)

  1. gallon

Declension edit

Declension of galon
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) galon galonul (niște) galoane galoanele
genitive/dative (unui) galon galonului (unor) galoane galoanelor
vocative galonule galoanelor

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English gallon.

Noun edit

gàlōn m (Cyrillic spelling га̀ло̄н)

  1. gallon (a unit of volume)

Declension edit

Declension of galon
singular plural
nominative gàlōn galoni
genitive galóna galona
dative galonu galonima
accusative galon galone
vocative galone galoni
locative galonu galonima
instrumental galonom galonima

Swedish edit

 
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Hon har på sig galonjacka och galonbyxor
 
barn i galonbyxor

Etymology 1 edit

Genericized trademark from the brand name Galon.

Noun edit

galon n or c

  1. thick plastic-coated fabric (used in for example rainwear and seats in vehicles)
Declension edit
Declension of galon 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative galon galonet — —
Genitive galons galonets — —
Declension of galon 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative galon galonen — —
Genitive galons galonens — —
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from French galon.

Noun edit

galon c

  1. (military) a stripe
Declension edit
Declension of galon 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative galon galonen galoner galonerna
Genitive galons galonens galoners galonernas

References edit

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish galón.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈlon/, [ɡɐˈlon]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧lon

Noun edit

galón (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. gallon
  2. chevron (insignia of military or police rank on the sleeve)

Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English gallon.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈɫon/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧lon

Noun edit

galon (definite accusative galonu, plural galonlar)

  1. gallon (a unit of volume used for liquids)

Declension edit

Inflection
Nominative galon
Definite accusative galonu
Singular Plural
Nominative galon galonlar
Definite accusative galonu galonları
Dative galona galonlara
Locative galonda galonlarda
Ablative galondan galonlardan
Genitive galonun galonların

Welsh edit

Etymology 1 edit

From gâl (“enemy”) +‎ -on.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

galon m pl

  1. plural of gâl (“enemy”)

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
galon alon ngalon unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

galon

  1. Soft mutation of calon (“heart”).

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
calon galon nghalon chalon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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