Gondwana
English
Etymology
From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana, “Forest of Gondi”). The continent was named after the region in India by Austrian scientist Eduard Suess in 1861.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɑndˈwɑnə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɒndˈwɑːnə/
- Rhymes: -ɑːnə
Proper noun
Gondwana
- A region of central India.
- (geology) A southern supercontinent, formed after the break up of Pangaea before the Triassic period, including most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the Southern Hemisphere.
- Synonym: (dated) Gondwanaland
- 2020, Tianfeng Wan, The Tectonics and Metallogenesis of Asia, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 113:
- At that time, the Gondwana supercontinent was located at the southern part of the Southern Hemisphere, developed amphibolite metamorphism and formed the united crystalline basement at about 510 Ma.
Derived terms
- Gondwanaland
- Gondwanan
Related terms
- Gondwanalandic
Translations
southern supercontinent
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Finnish
Etymology
From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡondwɑnɑ/, [ˈɡo̞ndwɑnɑ]
- Rhymes: -ondwɑnɑ
- Syllabification(key): Gond‧wa‧na
Proper noun
Gondwana
- Gondwana (supercontinent).
Declension
| Inflection of Gondwana (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Gondwana | — | |
| genitive | Gondwanan | — | |
| partitive | Gondwanaa | — | |
| illative | Gondwanaan | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Gondwana | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Gondwana | — |
| gen. | Gondwanan | ||
| genitive | Gondwanan | — | |
| partitive | Gondwanaa | — | |
| inessive | Gondwanassa | — | |
| elative | Gondwanasta | — | |
| illative | Gondwanaan | — | |
| adessive | Gondwanalla | — | |
| ablative | Gondwanalta | — | |
| allative | Gondwanalle | — | |
| essive | Gondwanana | — | |
| translative | Gondwanaksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Gondwanatta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Gondwana (type katiska) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Gondwanani | Gondwanamme |
| 2nd person | Gondwanasi | Gondwananne |
| 3rd person | Gondwanansa | |
Synonyms
- Gondwanamaa
- Gondwanamanner
French
Proper noun
Gondwana m
- Gondwana (southern supercontinent)
German
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Gondwana n
- Gondwana (southern supercontinent)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɔnˈdva.na/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: Gon‧dwa‧na
Proper noun
Gondwana f
- Gondwana (southern supercontinent)
Declension
Declension of Gondwana
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Gondwana |
| genitive | Gondwany |
| dative | Gondwanie |
| accusative | Gondwanę |
| instrumental | Gondwaną |
| locative | Gondwanie |
| vocative | Gondwano |
Further reading
- Gondwana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Gondwana in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Gonduana
Etymology
From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana, “Forest of Gondi”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡõ.duˈɐ̃.nɐ/ [ɡõ.dʊˈɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ɡõˈdwɐ̃.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡõ.duˈɐ.na/ [ɡõ.dʊˈɐ.na], (faster pronunciation) /ɡõˈdwɐ.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡõˈdwɐ.nɐ/
Proper noun
Gondwana f
- Gondwana (southern supercontinent)
Coordinate terms
- Laurásia
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡondˈwana/ [ɡõn̪d̪ˈwa.na]
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: Gond‧wa‧na
Proper noun
Gondwana f
- Gondwana (southern supercontinent)