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Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”).
Suffix
-gono
- (geometry) -gon (forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of angles)
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /ɡo.nu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /ɡo.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /ɡo.no/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /ɡu.nu/
Suffix
-gono m (noun-forming suffix, plural -gonos)
- (geometry) -gon (forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of angles)
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡono/
- Rhymes: -ono
- Syllabification: -go‧no
Suffix
-gono m (noun-forming suffix, plural -gonos)
- (geometry) -gon (forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of angles)
Derived terms
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