gon
Translingual
Symbol
gon
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Gondi.
- (ISO symbol) gradian
English
Etymology 1
Clipping of gonna. Compare Middle English gon, dialectal gan, Dutch gaan.
Contraction
gon
- (informal) Alternative form of gonna
- I’m gon be there around four.
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “angle”).
Noun
gon (plural gons)
- (geometry, trigonometry) One hundredth of a right angle; a gradian.
Translations
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Etymology 3
Clipping.
Noun
gon (plural gons)
- (rail transport) Abbreviation of gondola car.
Anagrams
- NGO, Ngo, Ong, nog
Breton
Noun
gon
- Soft mutation of kon.
Finnish
Noun
gon
- genitive singular of go
Japanese
Romanization
gon
- 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
- (Northern ME) gan, ga
- goo, goon, go
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɔːn/
- (Early ME, Northern ME) IPA(key): /ɡɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɔːn
Verb
gon
- to go
Conjugation
| infinitive | (to) gon, go | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | go | yede, wente | |
| 2nd-person singular | gost, gest | yedest, wentest | |
| 3rd-person singular | goth, geth | yede, wente | |
| subjunctive singular | go | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | gon, go | yeden, yede, wenten, wente | |
| imperative plural | goth, go | — | |
| participles | goynge, gonde | gon, go, ygon, ygo | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: go
- Northumbrian: gan
- Scots: gan, gae, ga, gang
- Yola: goe, gow, go
References
- “gōn, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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
- gone, igon, gan, ȝegan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɔːn/
- (Early ME, Northern ME) IPA(key): /ɡɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɔːn
Verb
gon
- past participle of gon (“to go”)
Descendants
- English: gone
- Scots: gane
- Yola: ee-go
Etymology 3
From Lady Gunilda; a name for a crossbow. More at English gun.
Noun
gon
- Alternative form of gunne
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gònъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰón-o-s, from *gʷʰen- (“to slay, strike”). Cognate to Czech hon, Russian гон (gon) and Silesian gōn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɔn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔn
- Syllabification: gon
Noun
gon m inan
- (hunting) chase, pursuit
- Synonyms: gonitwa, gońba, pogoń
- (hunting) barking of hounds during a hunt
- mating season of fallow deer and chamois
- Hypernym: okres godowy
- (obsolete) hunt, hunting
- Synonyms: łów, polowanie
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gon | gony |
| genitive | gonu | gonów |
| dative | gonowi | gonom |
| accusative | gon | gony |
| instrumental | gonem | gonami |
| locative | gonie | gonach |
| vocative | gonie | gony |
Related terms
- gończy
- goniec
- ganiać
- gnać
- gonić
Further reading
- gon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- 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)
- hurt, prick, wound
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English gun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡon/
Noun
gon
- gun
Teojomulco Chatino
Etymology
Cognate with Tataltepec Chatino ncu̱ (“tortoise”), Western Highland Chatino nkuun⁴ (“tortoise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nkõ/, [ŋɡõ]
Noun
gon
- armadillo
References
- Sullivant, J. Ryan (October 2016), “Appendix: Reintroducing Teojomulco Chatino”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, page [5]