adun

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• adunu

Etymology

From Latin adūnō. Compare Romanian aduna, adun.

Verb

adun first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative adunã or adune, past participle adunatã or adunate)

1. to gather, collect, assemble, bring together
2. (reflexive, mi-adun (cu)) to meet
3. (reflexive, mi-adun (cu)) to accompany

Synonyms

• (collect): culeg, lixescu
• (meet): mi-aflu, andãmusescu / andamusest, astalj / astayi, stãvrusescu

Related terms

• adunari / adunare
• adunat
• niadunat
• niadunatã / niadunate

See also

• leg

Hungarian

Etymology

adu +‎ -n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒdun]
• Hyphenation: adun

Noun

adun

1. superessive singular of adu

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, a- +‎ dūn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.duːn/

Adverb

adūn

1. down, downward

Descendants

• Middle English: adoun, adune, adun
  • English: adown
  • Scots: adoon, adoun, adown

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “a-dún”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Romanian

Verb

adun

1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of aduna

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ادُن

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ dùn (“to be sweet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.dũ̀/

Noun

adùn

1. sweetness, pleasure

   Synonym: oyin

2. Something that is sweet or pleasurable

Derived terms

• aládùn
• aláìládùn