gont

Polish

gont

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps borrowed from Middle High German gant, or a native word. Compare Russian гонт (gont), Ukrainian ґонт (gont).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔnt/

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• Rhymes: -ɔnt
• Syllabification: gont

Noun

gont m inan (diminutive goncik)

1. shake (type of wooden shingle)
2. shingled roof

Declension

Declension of gont

	singular	plural
nominative	gont	gonty
genitive	gontu	gontów
dative	gontowi	gontom
accusative	gont	gonty
instrumental	gontem	gontami
locative	goncie	gontach
vocative	goncie	gonty

Derived terms

adjectives

• gonciany
• gontowy

 

nouns

• gonciak
• gonciarka
• gonciarnia
• gonciarz
• gontarstwo

 

Further reading

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

Welsh

Noun

gont f

1. Soft mutation of cont.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cont	gont	nghont	chont
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.