gona
Basque
Etymology
From Late Latin gunna, cognate to Italian gonna.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
gona inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | gona | gona | gonak |
| ergative | gonak | gonak | gonek |
| dative | gonari | gonari | gonei |
| genitive | gonaren | gonaren | gonen |
| comitative | gonarekin | gonarekin | gonekin |
| causative | gonarengatik | gonarengatik | gonengatik |
| benefactive | gonarentzat | gonarentzat | gonentzat |
| instrumental | gonaz | gonaz | gonez |
| inessive | gonatan | gonan | gonetan |
| locative | gonatako | gonako | gonetako |
| allative | gonatara | gonara | gonetara |
| terminative | gonataraino | gonaraino | gonetaraino |
| directive | gonatarantz | gonarantz | gonetarantz |
| destinative | gonatarako | gonarako | gonetarako |
| ablative | gonatatik | gonatik | gonetatik |
| partitive | gonarik | — | — |
| prolative | gonatzat | — | — |
Chichewa
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-gòna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡo.na/
Verb
-gona (infinitive kugóna)
- to sleep
- Synonym: -gumbala
Derived terms
- Verbal derivations:
Finnish
Etymology
Possibly from dialectal kona (“(derogatory) old horse or cow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡonɑ/, [ˈɡo̞nɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -onɑ
- Syllabification(key): go‧na
- Hyphenation(key): go‧na
Noun
gona
Declension
| Inflection of gona (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gona | gonat | |
| genitive | gonan | gonien | |
| partitive | gonaa | gonia | |
| illative | gonaan | goniin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | gona | gonat | |
| accusative | nom. | gona | gonat |
| gen. | gonan | ||
| genitive | gonan | gonien gonain rare | |
| partitive | gonaa | gonia | |
| inessive | gonassa | gonissa | |
| elative | gonasta | gonista | |
| illative | gonaan | goniin | |
| adessive | gonalla | gonilla | |
| ablative | gonalta | gonilta | |
| allative | gonalle | gonille | |
| essive | gonana | gonina | |
| translative | gonaksi | goniksi | |
| abessive | gonatta | gonitta | |
| instructive | — | gonin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “conscript having served over 180 days in the (Finnish) Army”): mortti, mosa, moku, mokkeli, morkula
Derived terms
- verbs: gonahtaa
Hausa
Pronunciation
Noun
gōnā f (plural gṑnàkī, possessed form gōnar̃)
Irish
Contraction
gona
- contraction of go (“with, having”) + a (various meanings).
- ‘with his’ (triggers lenition)
- ‘with her’ (triggers h-prothesis)
- ‘with their’ (triggers eclipsis
Noun
gona f sg
- inflection of goin (“wound; stab, sting, hurt; bite”):
- genitive singular
- variant plural
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| gona | ghona | ngona |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gona”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Lesser Poland):
- (Przemyśl) IPA(key): [ˈɡɔ.na]
Noun
gona f
Further reading
- Antoni Kalina, editor (1898), “gona”, in Lud. Organ Towarzystwa Ludoznawczego we Lwowie (in Polish), volume 4, Lviv: Towarzystwo Ludoznawcze, page 307
Tumbuka
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-gòna (“to sleep, to lie down - zone N”).
Verb
-gona (infinitive kugona)
Derived terms
- -goneka (“to lay down”)
- -goneska (“to cause to sleep”)
- -gona pasi (“to lie down”)
- -gona tulo (“to be asleep”)
- -gona citutu (“to sleep without fire in the hut”)
References
- William Y. Turner (1996) Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary[1], Central Africana Limited, page 35