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gonad

/ˈɡoʊ.næd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
go-nad
IPA
/ˈɡoʊ.næd/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.

noun

A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.

Slang

Example Sentences

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: gonadēs, gonas, γονή

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡoʊ.næd/
  • British English: /ˈɡəʊ.næd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gonads (plural)

Derived Forms

gonadal gonadally gonadarche gonadectomize gonadectomy gonadial gonadic gonadless gonadodysgenesis gonadogenesis gonadotrophic gonadotropic

Phrases

gonado- -gov-

Synonyms

sex gland gonad

Rhymes With

monad nonad

Questions

How do you pronounce gonad?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡoʊ.næd/.
What does gonad mean?
A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.
Where does gonad come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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