agone

agone

See also: Agone

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ gone, see ago.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɒn

Adverb

agone (not comparable)

  1. (archaic or dialectal, Northern England) Alternative form of ago.

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɡo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: a‧gó‧ne

Etymology 1

From Latin agōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn).

Noun

agone m (plural agoni)

  1. agon (all senses); contest, competition, litigation; battlefield
Further reading
  • agone1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

    ago +‎ -one

    Noun

    agone m (plural agoni)

    1. shad (Alosa agone)
    Further reading
    • agone2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

    Latin

    Noun

    agōne

    1. ablative singular of agōn

    Yola

    Etymology

      From Middle English agon (passed), past participle of agon (to depart, escape, pass).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /əˈɡɔːn/

      Adverb

      agone

      1. ago
        • 1867, “GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY“, page 22:
          A while agone .
          A while ago.

      References

      • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 22