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Translingual

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Symbol

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gon

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

English

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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  • (unstressed) IPA(key): /ɡən/
  • (stressed) IPA(key): /ɡoʊn/, /ɡɔn/, [ɡõ(ʊ)]
  • Audio (US):(file)

Contraction

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gon

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

Etymology 2

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From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, angle).

Noun

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gon (plural gons)

  1. (geometry, trigonometry) One hundredth of a right angle; a gradian.
Translations
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Etymology 3

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Clipping.

Noun

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gon (plural gons)

  1. (rail transport) Abbreviation of gondola car.

Anagrams

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Breton

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Noun

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gon

  1. Soft mutation of kon.

Finnish

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Noun

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gon

  1. genitive singular of go

Haitian Creole

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Contraction

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gon

  1. Contraction of gen yon.

Japanese

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Romanization

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gon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ごん

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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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

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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gon

  1. to go
Conjugation
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Descendants
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  • English: go
  • Geordie English: gan
  • Middle Scots: go, goe, gone
  • Yola: goe, gow, go, goeth (influnced by Irish silent -th)
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Etymology 2

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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

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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gon

  1. past participle of gon (to go)
Descendants
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Etymology 3

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

Noun

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gon

  1. Alternative form of gunne

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Further reading

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  • gon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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

Verb

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

  1. hurt, prick, wound

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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From English gun.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gon

  1. gun

Teojomulco Chatino

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gon

  1. armadillo

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