NYT Dictionary

GONADAL

/ˈɡoʊneɪdəl/
AdjectiveGO-nad-algo-nad-al · 3 syllablesCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2025

Meaning

Of or pertaining to the gonads

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) New Latin gonadēsbor. English gonad English -al English gonadal From gonad + -al.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

endocrineglandularhumoralovariansplenetic

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019, 2020, 2025.

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