Gondwana

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana, Forest of Gondi). The continent was named after the region in India by Austrian scientist Eduard Suess in 1861.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gondwana

  1. A region of central India.
  2. (geology) A southern supercontinent, formed after the break up of Pangaea before the Triassic period, including most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the Southern Hemisphere.
    Synonym: (dated) Gondwanaland
    • 2020, Tianfeng Wan, The Tectonics and Metallogenesis of Asia, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 113:
      At that time, the Gondwana supercontinent was located at the southern part of the Southern Hemisphere, developed amphibolite metamorphism and formed the united crystalline basement at about 510 Ma.

Derived terms

Translations


Finnish

Etymology

From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡondwɑnɑ/, [ˈɡo̞ndwɑnɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ondwɑnɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Gond‧wa‧na

Proper noun

Gondwana

  1. Gondwana (supercontinent).

Declension

Inflection of Gondwana (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative Gondwana
genitive Gondwanan
partitive Gondwanaa
illative Gondwanaan
singular plural
nominative Gondwana
accusative nom. Gondwana
gen. Gondwanan
genitive Gondwanan
partitive Gondwanaa
inessive Gondwanassa
elative Gondwanasta
illative Gondwanaan
adessive Gondwanalla
ablative Gondwanalta
allative Gondwanalle
essive Gondwanana
translative Gondwanaksi
instructive
abessive Gondwanatta
comitative
Possessive forms of Gondwana (type katiska)
possessor singular plural
1st person Gondwanani Gondwanamme
2nd person Gondwanasi Gondwananne
3rd person Gondwanansa

Synonyms


French

Proper noun

Gondwana m

  1. Gondwana (southern supercontinent)

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Gondwana n

  1. Gondwana (southern supercontinent)

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔnˈdva.na/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: Gon‧dwa‧na

Proper noun

Gondwana f

  1. Gondwana (southern supercontinent)

Declension

Further reading

  • Gondwana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Gondwana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana, Forest of Gondi).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡõ.duˈɐ̃.nɐ/ [ɡõ.dʊˈɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ɡõˈdwɐ̃.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡõ.duˈɐ.na/ [ɡõ.dʊˈɐ.na], (faster pronunciation) /ɡõˈdwɐ.na/

Proper noun

Gondwana f

  1. Gondwana (southern supercontinent)

Coordinate terms

  • Laurásia

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡondˈwana/ [ɡõn̪d̪ˈwa.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: Gond‧wa‧na

Proper noun

Gondwana f

  1. Gondwana (southern supercontinent)
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