gannio

Meaning

1. (conjugation-4, no-supine) to yelp, bark
2. (conjugation-4, figuratively, no-supine) to grumble, snarl; gabble

Concepts

caw

grumble

Synonyms

ganniō

Translations

bordar

jaulen

kläffen

murren

bellen

γκρινιάζω

grommeler

japper

glapir

borbottare

guaire

blaffen

mopperen

morren

grommelen

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɡan.ni.oː]

Etymology

According to Pokorny, from a Proto-Indo-European root common to English kink, Polish gęgać (“to gaggle”) and Ancient Greek γογγρύζω (gongrúzō, “to grunt”). De Vaan notes that most of the non-Slavic words mentioned by Pokorny seem to trace back to a Proto-Indo-European *gang- (“to mock”), and is skeptical of their affiliation with the Latin term, the latter whose primary meaning seems to be more "to growl" than "to mock". He thus separates the Slavic words as the most likely comparanda (see also Russian гугнивый (gugnivyj, “(uncommon) speaking through the nose”)), and considers them, as well as the Latin, to be onomatopoeic.