лоно

See also: lono, Lono, lóno, and łono

Bulgarian

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɫɔno]

Noun

ло́но • (lóno) n (poetic)

bosom, lap
(figurative) interior, nucleus, inner circle (of an institution or practice)
църковно лоно ― cǎrkovno lono ― inner circle of the Church

Declension

Declension of ло́но

	singular	plural
indefinite	ло́но lóno	ло́на lóna
definite	ло́ното lónoto	ло́ната lónata

Related terms

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

References

“лоно”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“лоно”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лоно”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 469
“лоно”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lono.

Noun

лоно • (lono) n

bosom

Declension

Declension of лоно (o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	лоно lono	лонѣ loně	лона lona
genitive	лона lona	лоноу lonu	лонъ lonŭ
dative	лоноу lonu	лонома lonoma	лономъ lonomŭ
accusative	лоно lono	лонѣ loně	лона lona
instrumental	лономъ lonomŭ	лонома lonoma	лонꙑ lony
locative	лонѣ loně	лоноу lonu	лонѣхъ loněxŭ
vocative	лоно lono	лонѣ loně	лона lona

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lono.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɫonə]
Audio: (file)

Noun

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

(archaic, literary) lap, bosom
в ло́но Авраа́ма ― v lóno Avraáma ― into the bosom of Abraham

Declension

Declension of ло́но (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ло́но lóno	ло́на lóna
genitive	ло́на lóna	ло́н lón
dative	ло́ну lónu	ло́нам lónam
accusative	ло́но lóno	ло́на lóna
instrumental	ло́ном lónom	ло́нами lónami
prepositional	ло́не lóne	ло́нах lónax

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lono.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɫɔnɔ]
Audio: (file)

Noun

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

bosom, lap (also figuratively)

Declension

Declension of ло́но (inan hard neut-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ло́но lóno	ло́на lóna
genitive	ло́на lóna	лон lon
dative	ло́ну lónu	ло́нам lónam
accusative	ло́но lóno	ло́на lóna
instrumental	ло́ном lónom	ло́нами lónamy
locative	ло́ні lóni	ло́нах lónax
vocative	ло́но lóno	ло́на lóna

References

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лоно”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka