doon

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English

Etymology 1

See down.

Pronunciation

Adverb

doon (not comparable)

  1. (Geordie) Down.

Preposition

doon

  1. (Geordie, Scotland) Down.
    • 2023 March 22, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Grand buildings on the list... and lost: Greenock Princes Pier”, in RAIL, number 979, page 52:
      This "impressive" 1893 James Miller railway terminus was, according to Canmore, "designed in a grand style in order to cope with the large volume of holidaymakers arriving from Glasgow to travel 'doon the water' at the height of the summer season".

Adjective

doon (not comparable)

  1. (Geordie) On a lower level than before; down.

Etymology 2

See dun.

Noun

doon (plural doons)

  1. Alternative form of dun, an ancient or medieval fortification.

Anagrams

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch doen, from Old Dutch duon, from Proto-Germanic *dōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-.

Pronunciation

Verb

doon

  1. to do

Conjugation

Montfortian conjugation of doon (irregular)
non-finite forms infinitive gerund present participle past participle adjective adverb
(tö) doon 't doon n donendje höbbe gedaon gedaon, gedaone, gedaoner, gedaones gedäöndjelik
number & tense verb-second order verb-first order
present past subjunctive present past subjunctive
first person singular doon di-j daon doon di-j daon
second person singular deis di-js daons deis di-js daons
third person singular deitj di-j daontj deitj'r di-j daontj'r
first person plural doon di-jje daone doontj di-jtj daontj
second person plural doontj di-j daontj doontj di-j, di-jtj daontj
third person plural doon di-jje daone doon di-jje daone
other forms noun imperative singular impolite imperative singular polite imperative dual imperative plural inclusive
't gedoons n dooch! dootj! doon! doontj! daonem

Derived terms

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German dôn. Compare Dutch doen, West Frisian dwaan, English do, German tun.

Pronunciation

Verb

doon (third-person singular simple present deit, past tense dee, past participle daan, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to do
  2. to put
    Do dat aver dor!
    Just put it in there!
  3. (auxiliary) to cause to, to make; forms causative verbs
  4. (auxiliary, preterite) often used instead of the preterit of weak verbs, with an infinitive.
    Ik dee em en Kado geven!
    I gave him a present!
  5. (auxiliary, preterite) always used in a subordinate clause with wenn, sometimes also with dat.
    So worr dat düüster wenn de Sünn ünnergahn dee
    It became dark when the sun went down!

Conjugation

Conjugation of doon (irregular verb)
infinitive doon
indicative present preterite
1st person singular do dee
2nd person singular deist deest
3rd person singular deit dee
plural doot deen
imperative present —
singular do
plural doot
participle present past
doon daan
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Manx

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dúnaid, dúinid (“shuts, closes; blocks, obstructs; joins, clasps; closes, ends”).

Alternative forms

Verb

doon (past ghoon, future independent doonee, verbal noun dooney, past participle doont)

  1. close, shut

Etymology 2

From Old Irish dún, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”).

Noun

doon m (genitive singular doon, plural doonyn)

  1. fort, fastness
    Ta'n doon ard erskyn y valley. ― The fort commands the town.
  2. stronghold, bastion

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
doon ghoon noon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle English

Adjective

doon

  1. done

Scots

Etymology

From Old English dūne, aphetic form of adūne, from of dūne (“off the hill”).

Adverb

doon (comparative mair doon, superlative maist doon)

  1. down
    • 1852-1859, Lady John Scott (lyrics and music), “Annie Laurie”, in Scottish Songs‎:
      / Maxwelton braes are bonnie, / Where early fa's the dew, / And its there that Annie Laurie, / Gie'd me her promise true / Gie'd me her promise true, / Which ne'er forgot shall be, / And for bonnie Annie Laurie / I'd lay me doon and dee.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Preposition

doon

  1. down

Derived terms

Somali

Verb

doon

  1. want, hope, aspire
    shaqo orod doon ― to aspire to work

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

The latter half of the word is possibly iyon or yaon. See also niyon/noon, ganoon/gayon, dito, diyan, niyan, nito, and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns. Meanwhile, the former half is possibly related to Malay di and Indonesian di as a likely cognate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdon/, (colloquial)

  • IPA(key): /ˈdun/, (colloquial)
  • Hyphenation: do‧on

Adverb

doón (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

  1. yonder; there (far from both the speaker and the person addressed)

Usage notes

  • When the preceding word ends with a vowel, ⟨w⟩, or ⟨y⟩, roon is used instead, but the distinction isn't always made. Other words with this phenomenon include dito, diyan, daw, and din.

Derived terms

See also

Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa) Locative (nasa) Existential Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker* ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari** nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari† dini/dine nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari ere/eri, here/heri, ayri ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari†
Near speaker and listener* ito nito dito nandito, narito, naito** heto, eto, ayto† ganito, garito(garto)**
Near listener iyan, yaan niyan diyan/diyaan nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡ hayan, ayan ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan**
Remote iyon, yoon, yaon† niyon, noon, niyaon† doon nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡ hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else.
**These pronouns are used in some dialects.
†These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature.
‡Rare in text.
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