"Gola" meaning in All languages combined

See Gola on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gola
  1. A language spoken in eastern Liberia. Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Gola terms
    Sense id: en-Gola-en-name-8h6uBXwc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Languages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Languages: 83 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Forms: Golas [plural]
Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Gola, a topographic surname from gola (“ravine”) or a variant of Cola. * Borrowed from Polish Gola, a topographic surname from gola (“heath, moor; place without of trees”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|Gola}} Italian Gola, {{bor|en|pl|Gola}} Polish Gola Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Gola (plural Golas)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Gola-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [Italian]

Etymology: Either topographic surname from gola (“ravine”) or a variant of Cola. Head templates: {{it-proper noun|mfbysense}} Gola m or f by sense
  1. a surname Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine

Proper name [Serbo-Croatian]

IPA: /ɡǒːla/
Inflection templates: {{sh-decl-noun-unc|Gola|Gole|Goli|Gola|Golo|Goli|Golom}} Forms: Góla [canonical, feminine], Го́ла [Cyrillic], no-table-tags [table-tags], Gola [nominative, singular], Gole [genitive, singular], Goli [dative, singular], Gola [accusative, singular], Golo [singular, vocative], Goli [locative, singular], Golom [instrumental, singular]
  1. a municipality of Croatia Categories (place): Municipalities of Croatia, Places in Croatia
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