gorgone

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See also: Gorgone and gorgonė

French

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Gorgō, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔʁ.ɡɔn/
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Noun

gorgone f (plural gorgones)

  1. gorgon
  2. northern wall brown (Lasiommata petropolitana)
  3. soft coral (Alcyonacea)

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Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Gorgōnem, from Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ), from γοργός (gorgós, “terrible”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔr.ɡo.ne/, /ɡorˈɡo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrɡone, -one
  • Hyphenation: gòr‧go‧ne, gor‧gó‧ne

Noun

gorgone f (plural gorgoni)

  1. gorgon

Anagrams

Lithuanian

Noun

gorgone

  1. instrumental/vocative singular of gorgonė (“gorgon”)
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