Gondwana
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana, “Forest of Gondi”). The continent was named after the region in India by Austrian scientist Eduard Suess in 1861.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɑndˈwɑnə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɒndˈwɑːnə/
- Rhymes: -ɑːnə
Proper noun[edit]
Gondwana
- A region of central India.
- (geology) A southern supercontinent, formed after the break up of Pangaea before the Triassic period, including most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the Southern Hemisphere.
- Synonym: (dated) Gondwanaland
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
southern supercontinent
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Gondwana
- Gondwana (supercontinent).
Declension[edit]
Inflection of Gondwana (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | |||
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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 | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | Gondwanatta | — | |
comitative | — | — |
Possessive forms of Gondwana (type katiska) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | Gondwanani | Gondwanamme |
2nd person | Gondwanasi | Gondwananne |
3rd person | Gondwanansa |
Synonyms[edit]
French[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Gondwana m
- Gondwana (southern supercontinent)
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Gondwana n
- Gondwana (southern supercontinent)
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Gondwana f
- Gondwana (southern supercontinent)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Gondwana
Further reading[edit]
- Gondwana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Gondwana in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana, “Forest of Gondi”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Gondwana f
- Gondwana (southern supercontinent)
Coordinate terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Gondwana f
- Gondwana (southern supercontinent)
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