See also: lono, Lono, lóno, and łono

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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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).

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ло́но (lónon (poetic)

  1. bosom, lap
  2. (figurative) interior, nucleus, inner circle (of an institution or practice)
    църковно лоноcǎrkovno lonoinner circle of the Church

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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *lono.

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лоно (lonon

  1. bosom

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lono.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɫonə]
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ло́но (lónon inan (genitive ло́на, nominative plural ло́на, genitive plural лон)

  1. (archaic, literary) lap, bosom
    в ло́но Авраа́маv lóno Avraámainto the bosom of Abraham

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lono.

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ло́но (lónon inan (genitive ло́на, nominative plural ло́на, genitive plural лон)

  1. bosom, lap (also figuratively)

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