ganot

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaʔˈnot/ [ɡaʔˈn̪ot]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ga‧not

Noun

gànot (Basahan spelling ᜄᜈᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. (Naga) sweat, perspiration
    Synonyms: daplos, hinang

Derived terms

Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ganut, related to Proto-Germanic *ganzô (gander), see also Dutch gent (gander).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑ.not/

Noun

ganot m

  1. gannet (sea-bird)
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      Hwīlum ylfete song dyde iċ mē tō gomene, ganetes hlēoþor ond huilpan swēġ fore hleahtor wera, mǣw singende fore medodrince.
      Sometimes I made the swan song as a mirth to myself, the gannet’s speech and the hwilp’s noise instead of laugher of men, the singing seagull instead of a mead-drink.
  2. waterfowl, especially a fen-duck or swan

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ganot ganotas
accusative ganot ganotas
genitive ganotes ganota
dative ganote ganotum

Descendants

  • Middle English: ganet, ganat, gante
    • English: gannet
    • Yola: gannt