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gond

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French

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Etymology

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From Late Latin gomphus, from Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gond m (plural gonds)

  1. hinge (of a door)

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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Of unknown origin.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gond (plural gondok)

  1. (now rare, except in certain phrases) care
    Synonyms: figyelem, odaadás
    Nagy gonddal vigyázott a gyerekekre. ― She looked after the children with great care.
  2. trouble, anxiety, problem
    Synonyms: baj, kellemetlenség, probléma, bosszúság
    Nem lesz sok gondod velük. ― You won’t have any problems with them.

Declension

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Possessive forms of gond
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. gondom gondjaim
2nd person sing. gondod gondjaid
3rd person sing. gondja gondjai
1st person plural gondunk gondjaink
2nd person plural gondotok gondjaitok
3rd person plural gondjuk gondjaik

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Descendants

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  • → Romanian: gând

References

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  1. ^ gond in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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  • gond in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.