zagon

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian зако́н (zakón, “law”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɑːˈɡoːn/

Noun

zagon f

1. law (the body of rules from the legislative authority)

Derived terms

• zagonî, zagonîtî

Polish

zagon

Etymology

Deverbal from zagonić.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈza.ɡɔn/

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• Rhymes: -aɡɔn
• Syllabification: za‧gon
• Homophone: Zagon

Noun

zagon m inan (diminutive zagonek or zagonik)

1. (agriculture) patch, plot (small piece of arable land)
2. (historical) measure of the length of agricultural land, corresponding to approximately 134 meters
3. (military) entry of an army unit into enemy territory for the purpose of acquiring lands, booty, and slaves there or making the enemy have no time to follow the actions of the actual part of the army
4. (military) army unit going into enemy territory to get something there or to make the enemy not have time to follow the actions of the actual part of the army

Declension

Declension of zagon

	singular	plural
nominative	zagon	zagony
genitive	zagonu	zagonów
dative	zagonowi	zagonom
accusative	zagon	zagony
instrumental	zagonem	zagonami
locative	zagonie	zagonach
vocative	zagonie	zagony

Related terms

verbs

• zaganiać impf
• zagonić pf

 

Further reading

• zagon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• zagon in Polish dictionaries at PWN