gangan
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Ìlù gángan
See also: gängan
English
Etymology
Noun
gangan (plural gangans)
- (music) A talking drum of West Africa.
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ga‧ngan
Noun
gangan
- (chiefly Southern Leyte) wild hops (Flemingia strobilifera)
French
Etymology
Imitative of its call.
Pronunciation
Noun
gangan m (plural gangans)
- (Antilles) mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor)
- Synonym: coulicou manioc
Icelandic
Noun
gangan
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gangan. Cognate with Old Frisian ganga, Old Saxon gangan, Old Dutch *gangan, Old High German gangan, Old Norse ganga, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gaggan).
Pronunciation
Verb
gangan
Usage notes
The past tense forms of this word were only used in poetry. In prose the past tense of gān was used.
Conjugation
Conjugation of gangan (strong class 7)
| infinitive | gangan | gangenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | gange | ġēng, ġīeng |
| second person singular | gengst | ġēnge, ġīenge |
| third person singular | gengþ | ġēng, ġīeng |
| plural | gangaþ | ġēngon, ġīengon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | gange | ġēnge, ġīenge |
| plural | gangen | ġēngen, ġīengen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | gang | |
| plural | gangaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| gangende | (ġe)gangen | |
Derived terms
Descendants
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gangan.
Verb
gangan
Conjugation
Conjugation of gangan (strong class 7)
| infinitive | gangan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | gangu, gango | giang |
| 2nd person singular | gangis, gangist | giangi |
| 3rd person singular | gangit | giang |
| 1st person plural | gangem, gangemēs | giangum, giangumēs |
| 2nd person plural | ganget | giangut |
| 3rd person plural | gangant | giangun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | gange | giangi |
| 2nd person singular | gangēs, gangēst | giangīs, giangīst |
| 3rd person singular | gange | giangi |
| 1st person plural | gangēm, gangemēs | giangīm, giangīmēs |
| 2nd person plural | gangēt | giangīt |
| 3rd person plural | gangēn | giangīn |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | gang | |
| plural | ganget | |
| participle | present | past |
| ganganti | gigangan | |
Descendants
References
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gangan.
Verb
gangan
- to go
Conjugation
Conjugation of gangan (strong class 7)
| infinitive | gangan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | gangu | gēng |
| 2nd person singular | gengis | gēngi |
| 3rd person singular | gengid | gēng |
| plural | gangad | gēngun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | gange | gēngi |
| 2nd person singular | ganges | gēngis |
| 3rd person singular | gange | gēngi |
| plural | gangen | gēngin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | gang | |
| plural | gangad | |
| participle | present | past |
| gangandi | gigangan, gangan | |
Descendants
- Middle Low German: gangen
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
From Kongo nganga (spiritual Priest).
Noun
gangan
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Possibly reduplication of gan, from English gone.
Noun
gangan
Adjective
gangan
Yoruba
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
gángan