luan
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
luan (countable and uncountable, plural luans)
- Alternative spelling of lauan
AnagramsEdit
AlbanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin leō, leōnem.[1]
NounEdit
luan m (indefinite plural luanë, definite singular luani, definite plural luanët)
DeclensionEdit
declension of luan
indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) |
definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
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singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) |
singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) | ||
nominative (emërore) |
luan | luanë | luani | luanët | |
accusative (kallëzore) |
luan | luanë | luanin | luanët | |
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) |
luani | luanëve | luanit | luanëvet | |
dative (dhanore) |
luani | luanëve | luanit | luanëvet | |
ablative (rrjedhore) |
luani | luanësh | luanit | luanëvet |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “luan”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 232
MandarinEdit
RomanizationEdit
luan
Usage notesEdit
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
TetumEdit
NounEdit
luan