Gondwana

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English

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Etymology

From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana, Forest of Gondi). The continent was named after the region in India by Austrian scientist Eduard Suess in 1861.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gondwana

  1. A region of central India.
  2. (geology) A southern supercontinent, formed before Pangaea between 600 and 530 million years ago, that included most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the Southern Hemisphere.
    Synonym: (dated) Gondwanaland
    • 2020, Tianfeng Wan, The Tectonics and Metallogenesis of Asia, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 113:
      At that time, the Gondwana supercontinent was located at the southern part of the Southern Hemisphere, developed amphibolite metamorphism and formed the united crystalline basement at about 510 Ma.

Derived terms

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gondwana

  1. Gondwana (supercontinent).

Declension

Inflection of Gondwana (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative Gondwana
genitive Gondwanan
partitive Gondwanaa
illative Gondwanaan
singular plural
nominative Gondwana
accusative nom. Gondwana
gen. Gondwanan
genitive Gondwanan
partitive Gondwanaa
inessive Gondwanassa
elative Gondwanasta
illative Gondwanaan
adessive Gondwanalla
ablative Gondwanalta
allative Gondwanalle
essive Gondwanana
translative Gondwanaksi
abessive Gondwanatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Gondwana (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Gondwanani
accusative nom. Gondwanani
gen. Gondwanani
genitive Gondwanani
partitive Gondwanaani
inessive Gondwanassani
elative Gondwanastani
illative Gondwanaani
adessive Gondwanallani
ablative Gondwanaltani
allative Gondwanalleni
essive Gondwananani
translative Gondwanakseni
abessive Gondwanattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Gondwanasi
accusative nom. Gondwanasi
gen. Gondwanasi
genitive Gondwanasi
partitive Gondwanaasi
inessive Gondwanassasi
elative Gondwanastasi
illative Gondwanaasi
adessive Gondwanallasi
ablative Gondwanaltasi
allative Gondwanallesi
essive Gondwananasi
translative Gondwanaksesi
abessive Gondwanattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Gondwanamme
accusative nom. Gondwanamme
gen. Gondwanamme
genitive Gondwanamme
partitive Gondwanaamme
inessive Gondwanassamme
elative Gondwanastamme
illative Gondwanaamme
adessive Gondwanallamme
ablative Gondwanaltamme
allative Gondwanallemme
essive Gondwananamme
translative Gondwanaksemme
abessive Gondwanattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Gondwananne
accusative nom. Gondwananne
gen. Gondwananne
genitive Gondwananne
partitive Gondwanaanne
inessive Gondwanassanne
elative Gondwanastanne
illative Gondwanaanne
adessive Gondwanallanne
ablative Gondwanaltanne
allative Gondwanallenne
essive Gondwanananne
translative Gondwanaksenne
abessive Gondwanattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Gondwanansa
accusative nom. Gondwanansa
gen. Gondwanansa
genitive Gondwanansa
partitive Gondwanaansa
inessive Gondwanassaan
Gondwanassansa
elative Gondwanastaan
Gondwanastansa
illative Gondwanaansa
adessive Gondwanallaan
Gondwanallansa
ablative Gondwanaltaan
Gondwanaltansa
allative Gondwanalleen
Gondwanallensa
essive Gondwananaan
Gondwananansa
translative Gondwanakseen
Gondwanaksensa
abessive Gondwanattaan
Gondwanattansa
instructive
comitative

Synonyms

Derived terms

compounds

French

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Proper noun

Gondwana m

  1. Gondwana (southern supercontinent)

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Gondwana n

  1. Gondwana (southern supercontinent)

Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔnˈdva.na/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: Gon‧dwa‧na

Proper noun

Gondwana f

  1. Gondwana (southern supercontinent)

Declension

Further reading

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana, Forest of Gondi).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡõ.duˈɐ̃.nɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɡõˈdwɐ̃.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡõ.duˈɐ.na/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɡõˈdwɐ.na/
 

Proper noun

Gondwana f

  1. Gondwana (southern supercontinent)

Coordinate terms

Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡondˈwana/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: Gond‧wa‧na

Proper noun

Gondwana f

  1. Gondwana (southern supercontinent)