гон

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡon]

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic гонъ (gonŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gonъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰónos (compare Ancient Greek φόνος (phónos, murder)), o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (whence Proto-Slavic *gъnàti, 1sg. *ženǫ, whence Russian гнать (gnatʹ)).

Noun

гон (gon) m inan (genitive го́на, nominative plural го́ны, genitive plural го́нов)

  1. (hunting) pursuit, chase
  2. group of people involved in a chase
  3. (zoology) rut
  4. (slang) lies
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γονία (gonía, angle).

Noun

гон (gon) m inan (genitive го́на, nominative plural го́ны, genitive plural го́нов)

  1. (geometry) grad (one-hundredth of a right angle)
Declension
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