łono

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See also: lono, Lono, lóno, and лоно

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lono.

Pronunciation

Noun

łono n inan

  1. hug
  2. armful

Declension

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “łono”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “łono”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lono, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lákšna, from Proto-Indo-European *logʰsnóm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɔnɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnɔ
  • Syllabification: ło‧no

Noun

łono n

  1. (literary) outer part of a pregnant woman's stomach
  2. (literary) external lower part of the abdomen or stomach
    Synonym: podbrzusze
  3. (poetic) bosom (chest, breast)
    Synonyms: klatka piersiowa, pierś

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
noun

Further reading

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