gog
See also: Gog and gőg
English
Etymology
Likely from agog; it appeared first as on gog. Attested from the 16th to 18th centuries. Compare French gogue (“sprightliness”), and Welsh gogi (“to agitate, shake”).
Noun
gog (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Haste; ardent desire to go.
- 1812 [1639], John Fletcher, “Wit Without Money”, in The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher, page 65:
- Nay, you have put me into such a gog of going,
I would not stay for all the world.
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References
- gog in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Gog, n.2”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697.
Anagrams
- GGO, Ogg
Amanab
Noun
gog
- tooth
Irish
Noun
gog m (genitive singular goig, nominative plural goga)
- a nod
- syllable
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gog- (“round”), cognate with English cake.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -oːɡ
Noun
gog f
- ball
Romanian
Etymology
From Gogu.
Noun
gog m (plural gogi)
- a stupid boy or man
Declension
Declension of gog
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) gog | gogul | (niște) gogi | gogii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) gog | gogului | (unor) gogi | gogilor |
| vocative | gogule | gogilor | ||
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡoːɡ/
Noun
gog
- Soft mutation of cog (“cuckoo”).
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cog | gog | nghog | chog |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||