lun
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lun"
Translingual edit
Symbol edit
lun
English edit
Noun edit
lun (plural luns)
- (Newfoundland, UK regional) Alternative form of lown
- 1958, Michael Harrington, Sea Stories from Newfoundland:
- He had no alternative to the slim chance of safety offered by the ‘lun’ of Cat Harbour, Northern Island.
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lun f
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
lun
Inflection edit
Inflection of lun | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | lun | lunere | lunest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | lunt | lunere | lunest2 |
Plural | lune | lunere | lunest2 |
Definite attributive1 | lune | lunere | luneste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
lun
- imperative of lune
Gothic edit
Romanization edit
lun
- Romanization of 𐌻𐌿𐌽
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
lun
- Nonstandard spelling of lūn.
- Nonstandard spelling of lún.
- Nonstandard spelling of lǔn.
- Nonstandard spelling of lùn.
- Nonstandard spelling of lǘn.
Usage notes edit
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
North Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian lond, which derives from Proto-Germanic *landą. Cognates include Mooring North Frisian lönj and West Frisian lân.
Noun edit
lun n (plural lunen)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
lun (masculine and feminine lun, neuter lunt, definite singular and plural lune, comparative lunere, indefinite superlative lunest, definite superlative luneste)
- cosy, snug, sheltered (house, room, valley etc.)
- comfortable, genial, warm (person, room, weather)
- good-natured, pleasant, quiet (person)
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lun (neuter lunt, definite singular and plural lune, comparative lunare, indefinite superlative lunast, definite superlative lunaste)
- cosy, snug, sheltered (house, room, valley etc.)
- comfortable, genial, warm (person, room, weather)
- good-natured, pleasant, quiet (person)
References edit
Slovene edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lún
Somali edit
Verb edit
lun
- to lose
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /lɨːn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /liːn/
Noun edit
lun m
- Soft mutation of llun.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llun | lun | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |