lagune

See also: Lagune

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French lagune.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləˈɡuːn/, /ləˈɡjuːn/

Noun

lagune (plural lagunes)

1. Dated form of lagoon.

References

• “lagune”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Naugle, genual, langue, ulnage

Danish

Etymology

From French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna "pond, hole", from lacus "pond, lake".

Noun

lagune c (singular definite lagunen, plural indefinite laguner)

1. lagoon

Inflection

Declension of lagune

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lagune	lagunen	laguner	lagunerne
genitive	lagunes	lagunens	laguners	lagunernes

References

• “lagune” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

lagune

Etymology

From French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna (“pond, hole”), from lacus (“pond, lake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlaːˈɣy.nə/

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• Hyphenation: la‧gu‧ne
• Rhymes: -ynə

Noun

lagune f (plural lagunes or lagunen, diminutive lagunetje n)

1. lagoon, shallow body of coastal water

Synonyms

• strandmeer

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetian Italian laguna, from Latin lacūna. Doublet of lacune.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ɡyn/

• Audio

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Noun

lagune f (plural lagunes)

1. lagoon, shallow body of coastal water

Related terms

• lagunaire
• lagunage
• laguner

Descendants

• → Danish: lagune
• → Dutch: lagune
• → English: lagoon

Anagrams

• englua
• langue

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈɡu.ne/
• Rhymes: -une
• Hyphenation: la‧gù‧ne

Noun

lagune f

1. plural of laguna

Anagrams

• langue

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin lacuna, via Italian laguna and German Lagune.

Noun

lagune m (definite singular lagunen, indefinite plural laguner, definite plural lagunene)

1. a lagoon

References

• “lagune” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin lacuna, via Italian laguna and German Lagune.

Noun

lagune m (definite singular lagunen, indefinite plural lagunar, definite plural lagunane)
lagune f (definite singular laguna, indefinite plural laguner, definite plural lagunene)

1. a lagoon

References

• “lagune” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laˈɡune]

Noun

lagune f

1. inflection of lagună:
   1. indefinite plural
   2. indefinite genitive/dative singular