gon

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Translingual

Symbol

gon

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Gondi.
  2. (ISO symbol) gradian

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of gonna. Compare Middle English gon, dialectal gan, Dutch gaan.

Pronunciation

  • (unstressed) IPA(key): /ɡən/
  • (stressed) IPA(key): /ɡoʊn/, /ɡɔn/,
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Contraction

gon

  1. (informal) Alternative form of gonna
    I’m gon be there around four.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, angle).

Noun

gon (plural gons)

  1. (geometry, trigonometry) One hundredth of a right angle; a gradian.
Translations

Etymology 3

Clipping.

Noun

gon (plural gons)

  1. (rail transport) Abbreviation of gondola car.

Anagrams

Breton

Noun

gon

  1. Soft mutation of kon.

Finnish

Noun

gon

  1. genitive singular of go

Haitian Creole

Contraction

gon

  1. Contraction of gen yon.

Japanese

Romanization

gon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ごん

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English gān, from Proto-West Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną, compare German gehen. Past tense supplied by Old English wendan, from Proto-Germanic *wandijaną, or a suppletive stem yed-, yod-, from Old English ēod-.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

gon

  1. to go
Conjugation
Descendants
  • English: go
  • Geordie English: gan
  • Middle Scots: go, goe, gone
  • Yola: goe, gow, go, goeth (influnced by Irish silent -th)
References

Etymology 2

From Old English gān, ġegān, past participle of gān (to go), from Proto-Germanic *gānaz, past participle of *gāną (to go); equivalent to gon +‎ -en.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

gon

  1. past participle of gon (to go)
Descendants

Etymology 3

From Lady Gunilda; a name for a crossbow. More at English gun.

Noun

gon

  1. Alternative form of gunne

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gònъ. Compare Czech hon, Russian гон (gon), and Silesian gōn.

Pronunciation

Noun

gon m inan

  1. (hunting) chase, pursuit
    Synonyms: gonitwa, gońba, pogoń
  2. (hunting) barking of hounds during a hunt
  3. mating season of fallow deer and chamois
    Hypernym: okres godowy
  4. (obsolete) hunt, hunting
    Synonyms: łów, polowanie

Declension

adjectives
nouns
verbs

Further reading

  • gon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gonô, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (to strike, kill).

Verb

gon (past ghon, future gonaidh, verbal noun gonadh, past participle gonte)

  1. hurt, prick, wound

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English gun.

Pronunciation

Noun

gon

  1. gun

Teojomulco Chatino

Etymology

Cognate with Tataltepec Chatino ncu̱ (tortoise), Western Highland Chatino nkuun⁴ (tortoise).

Pronunciation

Noun

gon

  1. armadillo

References