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Ossetian
Etymology
Caucasian word.
Noun
гон • (gon)
- barn
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic гонъ (gonŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gonъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰónos (compare Ancient Greek φόνος (phónos, “murder”)), o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (whence Proto-Slavic *gъnàti, 1sg. *ženǫ, whence Russian гнать (gnatʹ)).
Noun
гон • (gon) m inan (genitive го́на, nominative plural го́ны, genitive plural го́нов)
- (hunting) pursuit, chase
- group of people involved in a chase
- (zoology) rut
- (slang) lies
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γονία (gonía, “angle”).
Noun
гон • (gon) m inan (genitive го́на, nominative plural го́ны, genitive plural го́нов)
- (geometry) grad (one-hundredth of a right angle)
Declension