gon

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Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

gon

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Gondi.
  2. (ISO symbol) gradian

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Clipping of gonna. Compare Middle English gon, dialectal gan, Dutch gaan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (unstressed) IPA(key): /ɡən/
  • (stressed) IPA(key): /ɡoʊn/, /ɡɔn/, [ɡõ(ʊ)]

Contraction[edit]

gon

  1. (informal) Alternative form of gonna
    I’m gon be there around four.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, angle).

Noun[edit]

gon (plural gons)

  1. (geometry, trigonometry) One hundredth of a right angle; a gradian.
Translations[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Clipping.

Noun[edit]

gon (plural gons)

  1. (rail transport) Abbreviation of gondola car.

Anagrams[edit]

Breton[edit]

Noun[edit]

gon

  1. Soft mutation of kon.

Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

gon

  1. genitive singular of go

Haitian Creole[edit]

Contraction[edit]

gon

  1. Contraction of gen yon.

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

gon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ごん

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old English gān, from Proto-West Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną, compare German gehen. Past tense supplied by Old English wendan, from Proto-Germanic *wandijaną, or a suppletive stem yed-, yod-, from Old English ēod-.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

gon

  1. to go
Conjugation[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • English: go
  • Geordie English: gan
  • Middle Scots: go, goe, gone
  • Yola: goe, gow, go; goeth
References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old English gān, ġegān, past participle of gān (to go), from Proto-Germanic *gānaz, past participle of *gāną (to go); equivalent to gon +‎ -en.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

gon

  1. past participle of gon (to go)
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From Lady Gunilda; a name for a crossbow. More at English gun.

Noun[edit]

gon

  1. Alternative form of gunne

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gònъ. Compare Czech hon, Russian гон (gon), and Silesian gōn.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔn
  • Syllabification: gon

Noun[edit]

gon m inan

  1. (hunting) chase, pursuit
    Synonyms: gonitwa, gońba, pogoń
  2. (hunting) barking of hounds during a hunt
  3. mating season of fallow deer and chamois
    Hypernym: okres godowy
  4. (obsolete) hunt, hunting
    Synonyms: łów, polowanie

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

  • gon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *gonô, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (to strike, kill).

Verb[edit]

gon (past ghon, future gonaidh, verbal noun gonadh, past participle gonte)

  1. hurt, prick, wound

Sranan Tongo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English gun.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gon

  1. gun

Teojomulco Chatino[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Tataltepec Chatino ncu̱ (tortoise), Western Highland Chatino nkuun⁴ (tortoise).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gon

  1. armadillo

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