gont

Polish
gont

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps borrowed from Middle High German gant,[1] or a native word. Compare Russian гонт (gont), Ukrainian ґонт (gont).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɔnt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnt
  • Syllabification: gont

Noun

gont m inan (diminutive goncik)

  1. shake (type of wooden shingle)
  2. shingled roof

Declension
Declension of gont
singular plural
nominative gont gonty
genitive gontu gontów
dative gontowi gontom
accusative gont gonty
instrumental gontem gontami
locative goncie gontach
vocative goncie gonty

Derived terms
adjectives
  • gonciany
  • gontowy
nouns
  • gonciak
  • gonciarka
  • gonciarnia
  • gonciarz
  • gontarstwo

References
  1. Ґонт on the Ukrainian Wikipedia.Wikipedia uk

Further reading
  • gont in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gont in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Welsh

Noun

gont f

  1. Soft mutation of cont.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cont gont nghont chont
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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