лоно

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lono, of unclear origin. Perhaps from (obsolete) лог (log, “post, seat”) +‎ -сно (-sno) (in Slavic *-g-sno > *-xno > *-no), related to Proto-Slavic *ložesno (“womb”).

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ло́но • (lóno) n (poetic)

1. bosom, lap
2. (figurative) interior, nucleus, inner circle (of an institution or practice)

   църковно лоно ― cǎrkovno lono ― inner circle of the Church

• легло́ (legló, “bed”)
• ло́жа (lóža, “to set up, to place”) (dialectal)
• ло́же (lóže, “bedding”)

• ло́нец (lónec, “saucepan”) (dialectal)

• “лоно”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “лоно”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лоно”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 469
• “лоно”, in Старобългарски речник (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

From Proto-Slavic *lono.

лоно • (lono) n

1. bosom

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lono.

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ло́но • (lóno) n inan (genitive ло́на, nominative plural ло́на, genitive plural лон)

1. (archaic, literary) lap, bosom

   в ло́но Авраа́ма ― v lóno Avraáma ― into the bosom of Abraham

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lono.

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ло́но • (lóno) n inan (genitive ло́на, nominative plural ло́на, genitive plural лон)

1. bosom, lap (also figuratively)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лоно”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka