lingon
Finnish
Noun
lingon
- genitive singular of linko
Swedish
Etymology
From a variant of ljung (“heather”) (compare Old Norse lyngr (“heather”)), from Proto-Norse *ᛚᛁᛜᚹᚨ- (*lingwa-, “heather”) + -on (a common suffix for fruits and berries).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²lɪŋɔn/
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Noun
lingon n
- lingonberry, cowberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea
- Synonym: (dialectal) krösa
- plocka lingon i skogen
- pick lingonberries in the forest
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | lingon | lingons |
| definite | lingonet | lingonets | |
| plural | indefinite | lingon | lingons |
| definite | lingonen | lingonens |
Derived terms
Descendants
- →⇒ English: lingonberry
- → Spanish: lingonberry
See also
References
- lingon in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lingon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lingon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- ling̃on — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /liˈŋon/ [lɪˈŋon̪]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: li‧ngon
Noun
lingón (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅᜓᜈ᜔)
- looking back (turning of one's face)
- (figurative) protective esteem
- (figurative) show of gratitude
Derived terms
- lingunan
- lingunin
- lumingon
- magpalingon-lingon
- mapalingon
- paglingon
- palingon-lingon
- walang-lingunlikod
Further reading
- “lingon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018