gonad en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) New Latin gonadēsbor. English gonad From 1880 New Latin gonadēs, plural of New Latin gonas, coined from Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ, “seed, begetting, birth, offspring”), from γίγνεσθαι (gígnesthai, “be born”).
Meanings
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A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.
The shape of his gonads must set the ambit of his emotions? No. […] What Bart feels like is mother.
2008, Denis Beckett, “Explaining prawns”, in Magenta, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press; Johannesburg: Saga Press, →ISBN, page 82:
- (in-plural, slang) A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary. ▸ A testicle.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gonads | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gonadogenesis · gonadal · gonadectomize · gonadally · gonadic · hypogonadism · nad · gonadarche · hypergonadism · gonadodysgenesis · gonadial · gonado- · gonadotrophic · -gov- · gonadectomy · gonadless · gonadotropic
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Translations (56)
cs gonáda (sex gland) · hu ivarmirigy (sex gland) · kk жыныс бездері (sex gland) · sv ballar (slang, testicles) · de Gonade (sex gland) · ko 생식샘 (sex gland) · pl gonada (sex gland) · lv dzimumdziedzeris (sex gland) · is kynkirtill (sex gland) · es huevos (slang, testicles) · ga gónad (sex gland) · da gonade (sex gland) · ca gònada (sex gland) · hy գոնադ (sex gland) · de Geschlechtsdrüse (sex gland) · et sugunääre (sex gland) · fr gonade (sex gland) · es cojones (slang, testicles) · hy ձվեր (slang, testicles) · pt gônada (sex gland) · is eistu (slang, testicles) · cmn 性腺 (sex gland) · cy gonad (sex gland) · is æxlunarkirtill (sex gland) · sv könskörtel (sex gland) · fa گند (slang, testicles) · sv gonad (sex gland) · eo gonado (sex gland) · ru я́йца (slang, testicles) · nl gonade (sex gland) · el γονάδα (sex gland) · el αρχίδια (slang, testicles) · de Eier (slang, testicles) · fr couille (slang, testicles) · tr gonad (sex gland) · fi sukupuolirauhanen (sex gland) · fa گند (sex gland) · fi pallit (slang, testicles) · ca collons (slang, testicles) · cmn 蛋蛋 (slang, testicles) · ru гона́да (sex gland) · eu gonada (sex gland) · id gonad (sex gland) · gl gónada (sex gland) · el γεννητικός αδένας (sex gland) · it coglioni (slang, testicles) · io gonado (sex gland) · de Keimdrüse (sex gland) · it gonade (sex gland) · cmn 生殖腺 (sex gland) · pt gónada (sex gland) · es gónada (sex gland) · uk гонада (sex gland) · cs koule (slang, testicles) · ar غُدَّة تَناسُلِيَّة (sex gland) · fr couillon (slang, testicles)