gna
English
Contraction
gna
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of gonna.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡna/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: gna
Verb
gna
- third-person singular present of gnać
Sicilian
Etymology
From Spanish ña, abbreviation of señora, ultimately from Late Latin seniora. Doublet of signura.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲa/ (Standard)
- Hyphenation: gnà
Noun
gna f
- (dated) A title of address for women
- 1881, Giovanni Verga, “Capitolo IV”, in I Malavoglia (overall work in Italian):
- […] compar Alfio Mosca era venuto con una gallina per mano. — Prendete queste qua, gnà Mena, — diceva, […]
- Alfio Mosca came with a chicken in each hand. — Take these, Mena, — he said,
Derived terms
- gna Lora
- gna Rusina
Related terms
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡnaː/
- Rhymes: -aː
Verb
gna
- first-person singular future colloquial of gwneud