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Webster 1913 Edition

Gondola

Gon′do-la

,
Noun.
[It., dim. of
gonda
a gondola; cf. LL.
gandeia
a kind of boat, Gr. [GREEK] a drinking vessel; said to be a Persian word; cf. F.
gondole
gondola, cup.]
1.
A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by poling. A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. A sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now.
2.
A flat-bottomed boat for freight.
[U. S.]
3.
A long platform car, either having no sides or with very low sides, used on railroads.
[U. S.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Gondola

GON'DOLA

,
Noun.
A flat-bottomed boat, very long and narrow, used at Venice in Italy on the canals. A gondola of middle size is about thirty feet long and four broad, terminating at each end in a sharp point or peak rising to the highth of a man. It is usually rowed by two men, called gondoliers, who propel the boat by pushing the oars. The gondola is also used in other parts of Italy for a passage boat.

Definition 2025

gondola

gondola

See also: góndola, gôndola, and góndoła

English

Noun

gondola ‎(plural gondolas)

  1. A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
  2. A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
    1. An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car.
    2. The car or basket of a hot-air balloon, airship, zeppelin, etc.
    3. The hanging cart in which a glass-cleaning worker stands to clean exterior glass on tall buildings.
    4. That part of a transporter bridge that carries passengers, vehicles, along the length of the bridge span.
  3. (rail transport) (US) A type of open railway car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel.
  4. A free-standing shelving unit in a supermarket.

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Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian gondola. First attested in 1612.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡondolɒ]
  • Hyphenation: gon‧do‧la

Noun

gondola ‎(plural gondolák)

  1. gondola (a small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative gondola gondolák
accusative gondolát gondolákat
dative gondolának gondoláknak
instrumental gondolával gondolákkal
causal-final gondoláért gondolákért
translative gondolává gondolákká
terminative gondoláig gondolákig
essive-formal gondolaként gondolákként
essive-modal — —
inessive gondolában gondolákban
superessive gondolán gondolákon
adessive gondolánál gondoláknál
illative gondolába gondolákba
sublative gondolára gondolákra
allative gondolához gondolákhoz
elative gondolából gondolákból
delative gondoláról gondolákról
ablative gondolától gondoláktól
Possessive forms of gondola
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. gondolám gondoláim
2nd person sing. gondolád gondoláid
3rd person sing. gondolája gondolái
1st person plural gondolánk gondoláink
2nd person plural gondolátok gondoláitok
3rd person plural gondolájuk gondoláik

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References

  1. ↑ Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from Venetian góndoła, probably from Byzantine Greek κοντούρα ‎(kontoúra, “small tail”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡon.do.la/
  • Hyphenation: gón‧do‧la

Noun

gondola f ‎(plural gondole)

  1. gondola (narrow boat in Venice)

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Etymology

Borrowing from Italian gondola, from Venetian góndoła, likely to have derived from Byzantine Greek κοντούρα ‎(kontoúra, “small tail”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɒn.də.lə/

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