lagan
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- lagen, lagend, lagon, ligan, ligen, logan
Etymology edit
Per Littré, from Old French lagan, from Medieval Latin laga maris (“law of the sea”), from Old Norse lǫg (“law”) and Latin maris (“of the sea”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lagan (uncountable)
- (law) Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership.
- 1866, Charles Kingsley, chapter 6, in Hereward the Wake, London: Nelson, page 129:
- The country folk, who were prowling about the shore after the waifs of the storm, deserted jetsom and lagend, and crowded to meet the richer prize.
- 2015, Anne Harris, "Oceanic Valuation", in Oceanic New York, Punctum Books, page 163:
- "Lagan" was a word already in use, recorded as early as 1200, from a Scandinavian word family for things that lie deep. It is recorded again in 1531 to signify cargo that has sunk and lies on the bottom of the ocean, but might yet be reclaimed.
- 2022, Lara Messersmith-Glavin, Spirit Things, London: University Press of Colorado, pages 101-112:
- Lagan are those things that are intentionally jettisoned, as well, but which sink below the surface, possibly marked by a buoy or a line.
See also edit
References edit
- Frédéric Godefroy, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle, Paris, 1881-1902
- Bryan A. Garner, editor (2015), Black's Law Dictionary, tenth abridged edition, Thomson Reuters, →ISBN
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Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
lagan f (plural lagans)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьgъkъ, *lьgъnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lȁgan (definite lȁganī, comparative lagànijī, Cyrillic spelling ла̏ган)
Declension edit
positive indefinite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lagan | lagana | lagano | |
| genitive | lagana | lagane | lagana | |
| dative | laganu | laganoj | laganu | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
lagan lagana |
laganu | lagano |
| vocative | lagan | lagana | lagano | |
| locative | laganu | laganoj | laganu | |
| instrumental | laganim | laganom | laganim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | lagani | lagane | lagana | |
| genitive | laganih | laganih | laganih | |
| dative | laganim(a) | laganim(a) | laganim(a) | |
| accusative | lagane | lagane | lagana | |
| vocative | lagani | lagane | lagana | |
| locative | laganim(a) | laganim(a) | laganim(a) | |
| instrumental | laganim(a) | laganim(a) | laganim(a) | |
positive definite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lagani | lagana | lagano | |
| genitive | laganog(a) | lagane | laganog(a) | |
| dative | laganom(u/e) | laganoj | laganom(u/e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
lagani laganog(a) |
laganu | lagano |
| vocative | lagani | lagana | lagano | |
| locative | laganom(e/u) | laganoj | laganom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | laganim | laganom | laganim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | lagani | lagane | lagana | |
| genitive | laganih | laganih | laganih | |
| dative | laganim(a) | laganim(a) | laganim(a) | |
| accusative | lagane | lagane | lagana | |
| vocative | lagani | lagane | lagana | |
| locative | laganim(a) | laganim(a) | laganim(a) | |
| instrumental | laganim(a) | laganim(a) | laganim(a) | |
comparative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | laganiji | laganija | laganije | |
| genitive | laganijeg(a) | laganije | laganijeg(a) | |
| dative | laganijem(u) | laganijoj | laganijem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
laganiji laganijeg(a) |
laganiju | laganije |
| vocative | laganiji | laganija | laganije | |
| locative | laganijem(u) | laganijoj | laganijem(u) | |
| instrumental | laganijim | laganijom | laganijim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | laganiji | laganije | laganija | |
| genitive | laganijih | laganijih | laganijih | |
| dative | laganijim(a) | laganijim(a) | laganijim(a) | |
| accusative | laganije | laganije | laganija | |
| vocative | laganiji | laganije | laganija | |
| locative | laganijim(a) | laganijim(a) | laganijim(a) | |
| instrumental | laganijim(a) | laganijim(a) | laganijim(a) | |
superlative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | najlaganiji | najlaganija | najlaganije | |
| genitive | najlaganijeg(a) | najlaganije | najlaganijeg(a) | |
| dative | najlaganijem(u) | najlaganijoj | najlaganijem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
najlaganiji najlaganijeg(a) |
najlaganiju | najlaganije |
| vocative | najlaganiji | najlaganija | najlaganije | |
| locative | najlaganijem(u) | najlaganijoj | najlaganijem(u) | |
| instrumental | najlaganijim | najlaganijom | najlaganijim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | najlaganiji | najlaganije | najlaganija | |
| genitive | najlaganijih | najlaganijih | najlaganijih | |
| dative | najlaganijim(a) | najlaganijim(a) | najlaganijim(a) | |
| accusative | najlaganije | najlaganije | najlaganija | |
| vocative | najlaganiji | najlaganije | najlaganija | |
| locative | najlaganijim(a) | najlaganijim(a) | najlaganijim(a) | |
| instrumental | najlaganijim(a) | najlaganijim(a) | najlaganijim(a) | |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “lagan” in Hrvatski jezični portal