gona

Basque

Etymology

From Late Latin gunna, cognate to Italian gonna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gona inan

1. skirt

Declension

Declension of gona (inan a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	gona	gona	gonak	gonok
ergative	gonak	gonak	gonek	gonok
dative	gonari	gonari	gonei	gonoi
genitive	gonaren	gonaren	gonen	gonon
comitative	gonarekin	gonarekin	gonekin	gonokin
causative	gonarengatik	gonarengatik	gonengatik	gonongatik
benefactive	gonarentzat	gonarentzat	gonentzat	gonontzat
instrumental	gonaz	gonaz	gonez	gonotaz
innesive	gonatan	gonan	gonetan	gonotan
locative	gonatako	gonako	gonetako	gonotako
allative	gonatara	gonara	gonetara	gonotara
terminative	gonataraino	gonaraino	gonetaraino	gonotaraino
directive	gonatarantz	gonarantz	gonetarantz	gonotarantz
destinative	gonatarako	gonarako	gonetarako	gonotarako
ablative	gonatatik	gonatik	gonetatik	gonotatik
partitive	gonarik	—	—	—
prolative	gonatzat	—	—	—

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-gòna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡo.na/

Verb

-gona (infinitive kugóna)

1. to sleep

   Synonym: -gumbala

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -gonera
  • Causative: -gonetsa
  • Reciprocal: -gonana
  • Reduplicative: -gonagona
  • Repetitive: -gonanso
  • Stative: -goneka

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from dialectal kona (“(derogatory) old horse or cow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡonɑ/, [ˈɡo̞nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -onɑ
• Syllabification^(key): go‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): go‧na

Noun

gona

1. (military slang) A conscript who has served over 180 days in the (Finnish) Army.

Declension

Inflection of gona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		gona	gonat
genitive		gonan	gonien
partitive		gonaa	gonia
illative		gonaan	goniin
		singular	plural
nominative		gona	gonat
accusative	nom.	gona	gonat
	gen.	gonan
genitive		gonan	gonien gonain rare
partitive		gonaa	gonia
inessive		gonassa	gonissa
elative		gonasta	gonista
illative		gonaan	goniin
adessive		gonalla	gonilla
ablative		gonalta	gonilta
allative		gonalle	gonille
essive		gonana	gonina
translative		gonaksi	goniksi
abessive		gonatta	gonitta
instructive		—	gonin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gonani gonani accusative nom. gonani gonani gen. gonani genitive gonani gonieni gonaini rare partitive gonaani goniani inessive gonassani gonissani elative gonastani gonistani illative gonaani goniini adessive gonallani gonillani ablative gonaltani goniltani allative gonalleni gonilleni essive gonanani goninani translative gonakseni gonikseni abessive gonattani gonittani instructive — — comitative — gonineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gonasi gonasi accusative nom. gonasi gonasi gen. gonasi genitive gonasi goniesi gonaisi rare partitive gonaasi goniasi inessive gonassasi gonissasi elative gonastasi gonistasi illative gonaasi goniisi adessive gonallasi gonillasi ablative gonaltasi goniltasi allative gonallesi gonillesi essive gonanasi goninasi translative gonaksesi goniksesi abessive gonattasi gonittasi instructive — — comitative — goninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gonamme gonamme accusative nom. gonamme gonamme gen. gonamme genitive gonamme goniemme gonaimme rare partitive gonaamme goniamme inessive gonassamme gonissamme elative gonastamme gonistamme illative gonaamme goniimme adessive gonallamme gonillamme ablative gonaltamme goniltamme allative gonallemme gonillemme essive gonanamme goninamme translative gonaksemme goniksemme abessive gonattamme gonittamme instructive — — comitative — goninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gonanne gonanne accusative nom. gonanne gonanne gen. gonanne genitive gonanne gonienne gonainne rare partitive gonaanne gonianne inessive gonassanne gonissanne elative gonastanne gonistanne illative gonaanne goniinne adessive gonallanne gonillanne ablative gonaltanne goniltanne allative gonallenne gonillenne essive gonananne goninanne translative gonaksenne goniksenne abessive gonattanne gonittanne instructive — — comitative — goninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative gonansa gonansa accusative nom. gonansa gonansa gen. gonansa genitive gonansa goniensa gonainsa rare partitive gonaansa goniaan goniansa inessive gonassaan gonassansa gonissaan gonissansa elative gonastaan gonastansa gonistaan gonistansa illative gonaansa goniinsa adessive gonallaan gonallansa gonillaan gonillansa ablative gonaltaan gonaltansa goniltaan goniltansa allative gonalleen gonallensa gonilleen gonillensa essive gonanaan gonanansa goninaan goninansa translative gonakseen gonaksensa gonikseen goniksensa abessive gonattaan gonattansa gonittaan gonittansa instructive — — comitative — gonineen goninensa

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “conscript having served over 180 days in the (Finnish) Army”): mortti, mosa, moku, mokkeli, morkula

Derived terms

• verbs: gonahtaa

Gullah

Alternative forms

• 'gona, gonnuh

Etymology

From Kongo ngone ("forest rat").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡo.nə/, /ɡo.nʌ/

Noun

gona

1. rat

References

• Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡóː.náː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɡʷóː.náː]

Noun

gōnā f (plural gṑnàkī, possessed form gōnar̃)

1. farm

Irish

Contraction

gona

1. contraction of go (“with, having”) +‎ a (various meanings)

   ‘with his’ (triggers lenition)

   ‘with her’ (triggers h-prothesis)

   ‘with their’ (triggers eclipsis

Noun

gona f sg

1. inflection of goin (“wound; stab, sting, hurt; bite”):
   1. genitive singular
   2. variant plural

Mutation

Mutated forms of gona

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gona	ghona	ngona

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gona”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Przemyśl) IPA^(key): [ˈɡɔ.na]

Noun

gona f

1. (Przemyśl) synonym of łuna

Further reading

• Antoni Kalina, editor (1898), “gona”, in Lud. Organ Towarzystwa Ludoznawczego we Lwowie‎^[1] (in Polish), volume 4, Lviv: Towarzystwo Ludoznawcze, page 307

Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-gòna (“to sleep, to lie down - zone N”).

Verb

-gona (infinitive kugona)

1. to lie down
   1. (by extension) to sleep

Derived terms

• -goneka (“to lay down”)
• -goneska (“to cause to sleep”)
• -gona pasi (“to lie down”)
• -gona tulo (“to be asleep”)
• -gona citutu (“to sleep without fire in the hut”)

References

• William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎^[2], Central Africana Limited, page 35