TranslingualEdit

SymbolEdit

gon

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Gondi.
  2. (ISO symbol) gradian

EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Clipping of gonna. Compare Middle English gon, dialectal gan, Dutch gaan.

ContractionEdit

gon

  1. (informal) Alternative form of gonna
    I’m gon be there around four.

Etymology 2Edit

From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, angle).

NounEdit

gon (plural gons)

  1. (geometry, trigonometry) One hundredth of a right angle; a gradian.
TranslationsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

Clipping.

NounEdit

gon (plural gons)

  1. (rail transport) Abbreviation of gondola car.

AnagramsEdit

BretonEdit

NounEdit

gon

  1. Soft mutation of kon.

FinnishEdit

NounEdit

gon

  1. genitive singular of go

Haitian CreoleEdit

ContractionEdit

gon

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

gon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ごん

Middle EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old English gān, from Proto-West Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną, compare German gehen. Past tense supplied by Old English wendan, from Proto-Germanic *wandijaną, or a suppletive stem yed-, yod-, from Old English ēod-.

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

gon

  1. to go
ConjugationEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • English: go
    • Northumbrian: gan
  • Scots: gan, gae, ga, gang
  • Yola: goe, gow, go
ReferencesEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Old English gān, ġegān, past participle of gān (to go), from Proto-Germanic *gānaz, past participle of *gāną (to go); equivalent to gon +‎ -en.

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

gon

  1. past participle of gon (to go)
DescendantsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

From Lady Gunilda; a name for a crossbow. More at English gun.

NounEdit

gon

  1. Alternative form of gunne

PolishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gònъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰón-o-s, from *gʷʰen- (to slay, strike). Cognate to Czech hon, Russian гон (gon) and Silesian gōn.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔn
  • Syllabification: gon

NounEdit

gon m inan

  1. (hunting) chase, pursuit
    Synonyms: gonitwa, gońba, pogoń
  2. (hunting) barking of hounds during a hunt
  3. mating season of fallow deer and chamois
    Hypernym: okres godowy
  4. (obsolete) hunt, hunting
    Synonyms: łów, polowanie

DeclensionEdit

Related termsEdit

adjective
noun
verbs

Further readingEdit

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

Scottish GaelicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Celtic *gonô, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (to strike, kill).

VerbEdit

gon (past ghon, future gonaidh, verbal noun gonadh, past participle gonte)

  1. hurt, prick, wound

Sranan TongoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English gun.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

gon

  1. gun

Teojomulco ChatinoEdit

EtymologyEdit

Cognate with Tataltepec Chatino ncu̱ (tortoise), Western Highland Chatino nkuun⁴ (tortoise).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

gon

  1. armadillo

ReferencesEdit