"gov" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Breton]

IPA: /ˈɡow/ Forms: govien [plural], govion [plural]
Etymology: From Old Breton gob, from Proto-Celtic *gobanos. Etymology templates: {{inh|br|obt|gob}} Old Breton gob, {{inh|br|cel-pro|*gobanos}} Proto-Celtic *gobanos Head templates: {{head|br|nouns|||plural|govien|or|govion||{{{p3}}}||{{{d}}}||{{{c}}}||{{{s}}}||{{{s2}}}|f2accel-form=p|f5accel-form=d|f7accel-form=sgl|f8accel-form=s|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} gov m (plural govien or govion), {{br-noun|m|p=govien|p2=govion}} gov m (plural govien or govion)
  1. smith Tags: masculine Derived forms: govel, govelaj, goveliañ, govelier, govelierezh
    Sense id: en-gov-br-noun-ZieDX5iO Categories (other): Breton entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡʌv/ Audio: en-au-gov.ogg Forms: govs [plural], gov. [alternative], gove [alternative], guv [alternative]
Rhymes: -ʌv Head templates: {{en-noun}} gov (plural govs)
  1. (politics, slang) Clipping of government. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Alternative form of: government Synonyms: gov't
    Sense id: en-gov-en-noun-nhsx9OQQ Categories (other): Politics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 20 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 55 11 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 5 45 Topics: government, politics
  2. (politics, slang) Clipping of governor. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Alternative form of: governor
    Sense id: en-gov-en-noun-qYvZR~2U Categories (other): Politics Topics: government, politics
  3. (slang, abbreviation, shortened form) A term of address to a person, usually a stranger or a superior. Tags: abbreviation, slang Synonyms: guv
    Sense id: en-gov-en-noun-u~Slz5BN Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 5 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Unigov

Symbol [Translingual]

Etymology: Clipping of English Goo with v as a placeholder. Etymology templates: {{clip|mul|en:Goo}} Clipping of English Goo Head templates: {{mul-symbol/script|Latn}} Latn, {{head|mul|symbol|||or||or||or||cat2=|f1lang=en|f1nolink=|f2lang=en|f2nolink=|f3lang=en|f3nolink=|f4lang=en|f4nolink=|head=|head2=|head3=|head4=|image=|nolinkhead=|sc=Latn|sort=}} gov, {{mul-symbol}} gov
  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Goo. Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Goo terms

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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