gon

See also: gôn, goñ, gọn, goŋ, gon-, -gon, gon', goń, and Goń

Translingual

Symbol

gon

  1. (ISO symbol) gradian

English

Etymology 1

Compare Middle English gon, dialectal gan, Dutch gaan.

Contraction

gon

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

Etymology 2

From γωνία (gōnía, angle)

Noun

gon (plural gons)

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

Etymology 3

Clipping.

Noun

gon (plural gons)

  1. (rail transport) Abbreviation of gondola car.

Anagrams


Breton

Noun

gon

  1. Soft mutation of kon.

Finnish

Noun

gon

  1. Genitive singular form of go.

Japanese

Romanization

gon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ごん

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English 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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔːn/
  • (Early ME, Northern ME) IPA(key): /ɡɑːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːn

Verb

gon

  1. to go
Conjugation
Descendants
  • English: go
  • Scots: ga

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔːn/
  • (Early ME, Northern ME) IPA(key): /ɡɑːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːn

Verb

gon

  1. past participle of gon (to go)
Descendants

Etymology 3

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

Noun

gon

  1. Alternative form of gunne

Scottish Gaelic

Verb

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

  1. hurt, prick, wound

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English gun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡon/

Noun

gon

  1. gun

Teojomulco Chatino

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nkõ/, [ŋɡõ]

Noun

gon

  1. armadillo

References

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