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-gon

German, suffix[ɡoːn]

-gon is a German neuter suffix meaning “-gon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nachkommenschaft”.

What does -gon mean in English?

suffix

  1. 1

    neuter-gon

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Maßeinheit für den 100. Teil eines rechten Winkels (90°) beziehungsweise den 400. Teil eines Vollkreiswinkels (360°): 0,9°

prefix: 1. Nebenform von gono-

suffix: 1. Nachkommenschaft

suffix: 1. Ecke

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of -gon

  • gon abbreviation
  • Gone nominative plural
  • Gons genitive singular
  • Gones genitive singular
  • Gonen dative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce -gon?

  • [ɡoːn]
  • [ɡon]
  • […]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to -gon

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is -gon in German?

-gon appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).