Gondwana

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana, “Forest of Gondi”). The continent was named after the region in India by Austrian scientist Eduard Suess in 1861.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɡɑndˈwɑnə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡɒndˈwɑːnə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Proper noun

Gondwana

2. A region of central India.
4. (geology) A southern supercontinent, formed before Pangaea between 600 and 530 million years ago, that included most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the Southern Hemisphere.

   Synonym: (dated) Gondwanaland

   • 2020, Tianfeng Wan, The Tectonics and Metallogenesis of Asia, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 113:

     At that time, the Gondwana supercontinent was located at the southern part of the Southern Hemisphere, developed amphibolite metamorphism and formed the united crystalline basement at about 510 Ma.

Derived terms

• Gondwanaland
• Gondwanan

Related terms

• Gondwanalandic

Translations

region

• Bengali: গোণ্ডোয়ানা (gōnḍōẇana)
• Malayalam: ഗോണ്ട്വാന (gōṇṭvāna)
• Tamil: கோண்டுவானா (kōṇṭuvāṉā)
• Telugu: గోండ్వానా (gōṇḍvānā)

southern supercontinent

• Azerbaijani: Qondvana
• Bengali: গন্ডোয়ানা (gonḍōẇana)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 岡瓦納大陸 / 冈瓦纳大陆 (Gāngwǎnà dàlù), 岡瓦那大陸 / 冈瓦那大陆 (Gāngwǎnà dàlù)

• Chuvash: Гондвана (Gondvana)
• Danish: Gondwanaland
• Finnish: Gondwana, Gondwanamanner, Gondwanamaa
• French: Gondwana (fr) m
• Georgian: გონდვანა (gondvana)
• German: Gondwana n
• Indonesian: Gondwana
• Irish: Gonduana f, Gonduanalainn f
• Japanese: ゴンドワナ大陸 (ゴンドワナたいりく, gondowanatairiku)
• Kannada: ಗೋಂಡ್ವಾನ ಖಂಡ (gōṇḍvāna khaṇḍa)
• Kazakh: Гондвана (Gondvana)
• Korean: 곤드와나 (gondeuwana)
• Kyrgyz: Гондвана (Gondvana)
• Macedonian: Гондва́на f (Gondvána)
• Malayalam: ഗോണ്ട്വാന ഭൂഖണ്ഡം (gōṇṭvāna bhūkhaṇḍaṁ)
• Persian: گوندوانا
• Polish: Gondwana (pl) f
• Portuguese: Gondwana (pt) f
• Russian: Гондва́на (ru) f (Gondvána)
• Scottish Gaelic: Gondwana f
• Spanish: Gondwana f
• Tamil: கோண்டுவானா (kōṇṭuvāṉā)

Finnish

Etymology

From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡondwɑnɑ/, [ˈɡo̞n.dwɑ̝nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ondwɑnɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Gond‧wa‧na

Proper noun

Gondwana

1. Gondwana (supercontinent).

Declension

Inflection of Gondwana (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		Gondwana	—
genitive		Gondwanan	—
partitive		Gondwanaa	—
illative		Gondwanaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Gondwana	—
accusative	nom.	Gondwana	—
	gen.	Gondwanan
genitive		Gondwanan	—
partitive		Gondwanaa	—
inessive		Gondwanassa	—
elative		Gondwanasta	—
illative		Gondwanaan	—
adessive		Gondwanalla	—
ablative		Gondwanalta	—
allative		Gondwanalle	—
essive		Gondwanana	—
translative		Gondwanaksi	—
abessive		Gondwanatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Gondwana (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Gondwanani — accusative nom. Gondwanani — gen. Gondwanani genitive Gondwanani — partitive Gondwanaani — inessive Gondwanassani — elative Gondwanastani — illative Gondwanaani — adessive Gondwanallani — ablative Gondwanaltani — allative Gondwanalleni — essive Gondwananani — translative Gondwanakseni — abessive Gondwanattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Gondwanasi — accusative nom. Gondwanasi — gen. Gondwanasi genitive Gondwanasi — partitive Gondwanaasi — inessive Gondwanassasi — elative Gondwanastasi — illative Gondwanaasi — adessive Gondwanallasi — ablative Gondwanaltasi — allative Gondwanallesi — essive Gondwananasi — translative Gondwanaksesi — abessive Gondwanattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Gondwanamme — accusative nom. Gondwanamme — gen. Gondwanamme genitive Gondwanamme — partitive Gondwanaamme — inessive Gondwanassamme — elative Gondwanastamme — illative Gondwanaamme — adessive Gondwanallamme — ablative Gondwanaltamme — allative Gondwanallemme — essive Gondwananamme — translative Gondwanaksemme — abessive Gondwanattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Gondwananne — accusative nom. Gondwananne — gen. Gondwananne genitive Gondwananne — partitive Gondwanaanne — inessive Gondwanassanne — elative Gondwanastanne — illative Gondwanaanne — adessive Gondwanallanne — ablative Gondwanaltanne — allative Gondwanallenne — essive Gondwanananne — translative Gondwanaksenne — abessive Gondwanattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Gondwanansa — accusative nom. Gondwanansa — gen. Gondwanansa genitive Gondwanansa — partitive Gondwanaansa — inessive Gondwanassaan Gondwanassansa — elative Gondwanastaan Gondwanastansa — illative Gondwanaansa — adessive Gondwanallaan Gondwanallansa — ablative Gondwanaltaan Gondwanaltansa — allative Gondwanalleen Gondwanallensa — essive Gondwananaan Gondwananansa — translative Gondwanakseen Gondwanaksensa — abessive Gondwanattaan Gondwanattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• Gondwanamaa
• Gondwanamanner

Derived terms

compounds

• Gondwanamaa
• Gondwanamanner

French

Proper noun

Gondwana m

1. Gondwana (southern supercontinent)

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Gondwana n

1. Gondwana (southern supercontinent)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔnˈdva.na/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: Gon‧dwa‧na

Proper noun

Gondwana f

1. Gondwana (southern supercontinent)

Declension

Declension of Gondwana

	singular
nominative	Gondwana
genitive	Gondwany
dative	Gondwanie
accusative	Gondwanę
instrumental	Gondwaną
locative	Gondwanie
vocative	Gondwano

Further reading

• Gondwana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Gonduana

Etymology

From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana, “Forest of Gondi”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡõ.duˈɐ̃.nɐ/ [ɡõ.dʊˈɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ɡõˈdwɐ̃.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡõ.duˈɐ̃.nɐ/ [ɡõ.dʊˈɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ɡõˈdwɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡõ.duˈɐ.na/ [ɡõ.dʊˈɐ.na], (faster pronunciation) /ɡõˈdwɐ.na/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡõˈdwɐ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡõˈdwɐ.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡõˈdwa.nɐ/

Proper noun

Gondwana f

1. Gondwana (southern supercontinent)

Coordinate terms

• Laurásia

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡondˈwana/ [ɡõn̪d̪ˈwa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: Gond‧wa‧na

Proper noun

Gondwana f

1. Gondwana (southern supercontinent)