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English
Contraction
gna
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of gonna.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡna/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: gna
Verb
gna
- third-person singular present of gnać
Sicilian
Etymology
From Spanish ña, abbreviation of doña, dueña, both from Late Latin domna. Doublet of donna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲa/ (Standard)
- Hyphenation: gnà
Noun
gna f
- (dated) A title of address for women
1881, Giovanni Verga, “Capitolo IV”, in I Malavoglia (overall work in Italian):[…] compar Alfio Mosca era venuto con una gallina per mano. — Prendete queste qua, gnà Mena, — diceva, […]- Alfio Mosca came with a chicken in each hand. — Take these, Mena, — he said,
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Welsh
Pronunciation
Verb
gna
- first-person singular future colloquial of gwneud
Mutation