lón

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Eastern Maninkakan

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Noun

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lón

  1. day
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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse lón f (calm section of a river, lagoon), from Proto-Norse *luhnō (inlet, sea loch). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk lon, Persian [script needed] (lón, seaside meadow). Perhaps derived from (clearing, meadow).[1][2] 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

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Noun

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lón n (genitive singular lóns, nominative plural lón)

  1. lagoon

Declension

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    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

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  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 366
  2. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal MagnússonÍslensk 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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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lón m (genitive singular lóin, nominative plural lónta)

  1. provision, supply; food, victuals, sustenance
    1. repast, collation
    2. lunch, luncheon
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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lón m (genitive singular lóin, nominative plural lóin)

  1. Alternative form of luan (loin)
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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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)
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