gorgonzola

See also: Gorgonzola, gorgonzolą, and Gorgonzolą

English

Gorgonzola cheese

Etymology

From Italian Gorgonzola, a town in northern Italy where the cheese originated.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -əʊlə

Noun

gorgonzola (countable and uncountable, plural gorgonzolas)

1. A blue-veined Italian cheese, made from cow's milk.

Translations

Italian cheese

• Czech: gorgonzola (cs) f
• Finnish: gorgonzola, gorgonzolajuusto
• French: gorgonzola (fr) m
• Italian: gorgonzola (it) f
• Japanese: ゴルゴンゾーラ (ja) (gorugonzōra)
• Korean: 고르곤졸라 (goreugonjolla)
• Lombard: gorgonzoeula
• Macedonian: горгонзола f (gorgonzola)
• Polish: gorgonzola (pl) f
• Spanish: gorgonzola
• Turkish: gorgonzola, gorgonzola peyniri
• Ukrainian: горгондзола f (horhondzola)

Czech

Noun

gorgonzola f

1. gorgonzola

Declension

Declension of gorgonzola (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	gorgonzola	gorgonzoly
genitive	gorgonzoly	gorgonzol
dative	gorgonzole	gorgonzolám
accusative	gorgonzolu	gorgonzoly
vocative	gorgonzolo	gorgonzoly
locative	gorgonzole	gorgonzolách
instrumental	gorgonzolou	gorgonzolami

Further reading

• “gorgonzola”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “gorgonzola”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian gorgonzola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡorɡonzo(ː)lɑ/, [ˈɡo̞rɡo̞nˌzo̞(ː)lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -olɑ
• Syllabification^(key): gor‧gon‧zo‧la

Noun

gorgonzola

1. gorgonzola

Declension

Inflection of gorgonzola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		gorgonzola	—
genitive		gorgonzolan	—
partitive		gorgonzolaa	—
illative		gorgonzolaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		gorgonzola	—
accusative	nom.	gorgonzola	—
	gen.	gorgonzolan
genitive		gorgonzolan	—
partitive		gorgonzolaa	—
inessive		gorgonzolassa	—
elative		gorgonzolasta	—
illative		gorgonzolaan	—
adessive		gorgonzolalla	—
ablative		gorgonzolalta	—
allative		gorgonzolalle	—
essive		gorgonzolana	—
translative		gorgonzolaksi	—
abessive		gorgonzolatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of gorgonzola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gorgonzolani — accusative nom. gorgonzolani — gen. gorgonzolani genitive gorgonzolani — partitive gorgonzolaani — inessive gorgonzolassani — elative gorgonzolastani — illative gorgonzolaani — adessive gorgonzolallani — ablative gorgonzolaltani — allative gorgonzolalleni — essive gorgonzolanani — translative gorgonzolakseni — abessive gorgonzolattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gorgonzolasi — accusative nom. gorgonzolasi — gen. gorgonzolasi genitive gorgonzolasi — partitive gorgonzolaasi — inessive gorgonzolassasi — elative gorgonzolastasi — illative gorgonzolaasi — adessive gorgonzolallasi — ablative gorgonzolaltasi — allative gorgonzolallesi — essive gorgonzolanasi — translative gorgonzolaksesi — abessive gorgonzolattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gorgonzolamme — accusative nom. gorgonzolamme — gen. gorgonzolamme genitive gorgonzolamme — partitive gorgonzolaamme — inessive gorgonzolassamme — elative gorgonzolastamme — illative gorgonzolaamme — adessive gorgonzolallamme — ablative gorgonzolaltamme — allative gorgonzolallemme — essive gorgonzolanamme — translative gorgonzolaksemme — abessive gorgonzolattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gorgonzolanne — accusative nom. gorgonzolanne — gen. gorgonzolanne genitive gorgonzolanne — partitive gorgonzolaanne — inessive gorgonzolassanne — elative gorgonzolastanne — illative gorgonzolaanne — adessive gorgonzolallanne — ablative gorgonzolaltanne — allative gorgonzolallenne — essive gorgonzolananne — translative gorgonzolaksenne — abessive gorgonzolattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative gorgonzolansa — accusative nom. gorgonzolansa — gen. gorgonzolansa genitive gorgonzolansa — partitive gorgonzolaansa — inessive gorgonzolassaan gorgonzolassansa — elative gorgonzolastaan gorgonzolastansa — illative gorgonzolaansa — adessive gorgonzolallaan gorgonzolallansa — ablative gorgonzolaltaan gorgonzolaltansa — allative gorgonzolalleen gorgonzolallensa — essive gorgonzolanaan gorgonzolanansa — translative gorgonzolakseen gorgonzolaksensa — abessive gorgonzolattaan gorgonzolattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• gorgonzolajuusto
• gorgonzolanjuusto

 

Further reading

• “gorgonzola”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gorgonzola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔʁ.ɡɔ̃.zɔ.la/

• Audio:

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Noun

gorgonzola m (plural gorgonzolas)

1. gorgonzola

Further reading

• “gorgonzola”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

From the commune in Milan called Gorgonzola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡor.ɡonˈd͡zɔ.la/
• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Hyphenation: gor‧gon‧zò‧la

Noun

gorgonzola m (invariable)

1. gorgonzola cheese

   Hypernym: formaggio

Polish

gorgonzola

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian gorgonzola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔr.ɡɔnˈd͡zɔ.la/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Syllabification: gor‧gon‧zo‧la
• Homophone: Gorgonzola

Noun

gorgonzola f

1. gorgonzola (blue-veined Italian cheese, made from cow's milk)

Declension

Declension of gorgonzola

	singular	plural
nominative	gorgonzola	gorgonzole
genitive	gorgonzoli	gorgonzoli
dative	gorgonzoli	gorgonzolom
accusative	gorgonzolę	gorgonzole
instrumental	gorgonzolą	gorgonzolami
locative	gorgonzoli	gorgonzolach
vocative	gorgonzolo	gorgonzole

Further reading

• gorgonzola in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gorgonzola in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• gorgonzola in PWN's encyclopedia

Swedish

gorgonzola

Noun

gorgonzola c

1. gorgonzola (cheese)

   Synonym: gorgonzolaost

Declension

Declension of gorgonzola
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gorgonzola	gorgonzolan	—	—
Genitive	gorgonzolas	gorgonzolans	—	—

See also

• mögelost (“blue cheese”)

References

• gorgonzola in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gorgonzola in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gorgonzola in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)