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noun
gow
[ɣɔʊ̯]
shire (traditional division of land)
[ɣɔʊ̯]
shire (traditional division of land)
Dislandic ⤷ Not dialect specific
⤷ Neutral
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *gawi ("district, shire, region, area"), from Proto-Germanic *gawją ("district, shire, region, area"), from earlier *gaawja ("riverlands, lakeside land"), from collective *ga- + *awjō ("land by a waterway"). Compare German Gau ("shire; district"), Dutch gouw ("geographical area, shire"). Notes
Singular: gow
Accusative: gown
Dative: gowm
Genitive: gows
Plural: gown
Accusative: gownen
Dative: gownem
Genitive: gownens
Diminutive singular: gowl
Accusative: gowlen
Dative: gowlem
Genitive: gowls
Diminutive plural: gowlen
Accusative: gowlenen
Dative: gowlenem
Genitive: gowlens
Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *gawi ("district, shire, region, area"), from Proto-Germanic *gawją ("district, shire, region, area"), from earlier *gaawja ("riverlands, lakeside land"), from collective *ga- + *awjō ("land by a waterway"). Compare German Gau ("shire; district"), Dutch gouw ("geographical area, shire"). Notes
Singular: gow
Accusative: gown
Dative: gowm
Genitive: gows
Plural: gown
Accusative: gownen
Dative: gownem
Genitive: gownens
Diminutive singular: gowl
Accusative: gowlen
Dative: gowlem
Genitive: gowls
Diminutive plural: gowlen
Accusative: gowlenen
Dative: gowlenem
Genitive: gowlens
↺ 5 November 2022, 19:54
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Conlang translations
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