gōnsiōna

Silesian

Alternative forms

• gůnśůna (Steuers Silesian alphabet)
• gōńsiōna

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫsěnъ. By surface analysis, back-formation from gōnsiōnka, from Old Polish wąsionka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡonˈɕo.na/
• Rhymes: -ona
• Syllabification: gōn‧siō‧na

Noun

gōnsiōna f (diminutive gōnsiōnka, augmentative gōnsiōńsko)

1. caterpillar (larva of a butterfly or moth)

Further reading

• gonsiona in dykcjonorz.eu
• gōńsiōna in silling.org
• Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “gůńśůna”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 258
• Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “gonsiona, gonsióna”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 100