lón

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lon"

Eastern Maninkakan

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Noun

lón

  1. day
    Synonym: lá

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lón f (“calm section of a river, lagoon”), from Proto-Norse *luhnō (“inlet, sea loch”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk lon, Persian lón (“seaside meadow”). Perhaps derived from ló (“clearing, meadow”). Ultimately part of the family of terms derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright”), referring to shining water. Germanic related terms include English lown (“shelter”), Danish lyn (“lightning”), Swedish lugn (“calm water”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lón n (genitive singular lóns, nominative plural lón)

  1. lagoon

Declension

declension of lón
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lón lónið lón lónin
accusative lón lónið lón lónin
dative lóni lóninu lónum lónunum
genitive lóns lónsins lóna lónanna

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 366
  2. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 577. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish lón (“fat; provision(s), food, victuals, sustenance; feast”), with the shift in meaning towards “lunch” likely influenced by the resemblance to the English word, from Proto-Celtic *lawano- (“provisions”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to cut off, separate”).

Noun

lón m (genitive singular lóin, nominative plural lónta)

  1. provision, supply; food, victuals, sustenance
    1. repast, collation
    2. lunch, luncheon
Declension
Declension of lón

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lón lónta
Vocative a lóin a lónta
Genitive lóin lónta
Dative lón lónta

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an lón na lónta
Genitive an lóin na lónta
Dative leis an lón

don lón

leis na lónta

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

Noun

lón m (genitive singular lóin, nominative plural lóin)

  1. Alternative form of luan (“loin”)
Declension
Declension of lón

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lón lóin
Vocative a lóin a lóna
Genitive lóin lón
Dative lón lóin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an lón na lóin
Genitive an lóin na lón
Dative leis an lón

don lón

leis na lóin

Etymology 3

Verb

lón (present analytic lónann, future analytic lónfaidh, verbal noun lónadh, past participle lónta)

  1. (transitive) Alternative form of lónaigh (“supply, provision; lay in; put by, hoard”)
Conjugation
conjugation of lón (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present lónaim lónann tú;
lónair† 		lónann sé, sí lónaimid lónann sibh lónann siad;
lónaid† 		a lónann; a lónas lóntar
past lón mé; lónas lón tú; lónais lón sé, sí lónamar; lón muid lón sibh; lónabhair lón siad; lónadar a lón /
ar lón* 		lónadh
past habitual lónainn lóntá lónadh sé, sí lónaimis; lónadh muid lónadh sibh lónaidís; lónadh siad a lónadh /
a lónadh* 		lóntaí
future lónfaidh mé;
lónfad 		lónfaidh tú;
lónfair† 		lónfaidh sé, sí lónfaimid;
lónfaidh muid 		lónfaidh sibh lónfaidh siad;
lónfaid† 		a lónfaidh; a lónfas lónfar
conditional lónfainn lónfá lónfadh sé, sí lónfaimis; lónfadh muid lónfadh sibh lónfaidís; lónfadh siad a lónfadh /
a lónfadh* 		lónfaí
subjunctive present go lóna mé;
go lónad† 		go lóna tú;
go lónair† 		go lóna sé, sí go lónaimid;
go lóna muid 		go lóna sibh go lóna siad;
go lónaid† 		— go lóntar
past dá lónainn dá lóntá dá lónadh sé, sí dá lónaimis;
dá lónadh muid 		dá lónadh sibh dá lónaidís;
dá lónadh siad 		— dá lóntaí
imperative lónaim lón lónadh sé, sí lónaimis lónaigí;
lónaidh† 		lónaidís — lóntar
verbal noun lónadh
past participle lónta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

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