gna

See also: GNA and gnà

Italian

Alternative spellings

Etymology

From Spanish ña, abbreviation of doña, dueña.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲa/, [ɲä]
  • Stress: gnà

Noun

gna f

  1. (regional, Calabria, Sicily, colloquial) A title of address for women
    • 1881, Giovanni Verga, I Malavoglia‎, Fratelli Treves, published 1907, Chapter 4, page 45:
      compar Alfio Mosca era venuto con una gallina per mano. — Prendete queste qua, gnà Mena, — diceva
      Cousin Alfio Mosca came with a chicken in each hand, "Take these, Cousin Mena," he said

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡnaː/

Verb

gna

  1. (colloquial) first-person singular future of gwneud

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
gna na ngna unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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