gna

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See also: GNA, gnà, and gną

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish ña, abbreviation of doña, dueña.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲa/, [ɲä]
  • Hyphenation: gnà

Noun

gna f

  1. (regional, Calabria, Sicily, colloquial) A title of address for women
    • 1881, Giovanni Verga, I Malavoglia[1], Fratelli Treves, published 1907, Chapter 4, page 45:
      compar Alfio Mosca era venuto con una gallina per mano. — Prendete queste qua, gnà Mena, — diceva
      Cousin Alfio Mosca came with a chicken in each hand, "Take these, Cousin Mena," he said

Polish

Pronunciation

Verb

gna

  1. third-person singular present of gnać

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

gna

  1. (colloquial) first-person singular future of gwneud

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gna na ngna unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.