lun
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lun"
Translingual
Symbol
lun
English
Noun
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
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlun]
Noun
lun f
- genitive plural of luna
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luːn/, [luːˀn]
Etymology 1
Adjective
lun
Inflection
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite 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
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
lun
- imperative of lune
Gothic
Romanization
lun
- romanization of 𐌻𐌿𐌽
Mandarin
Romanization
lun
- nonstandard spelling of lūn
- nonstandard spelling of lún
- nonstandard spelling of lǔn
- nonstandard spelling of lùn
- nonstandard spelling of lǘn
Usage notes
- 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
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Frisian lond, from Proto-Germanic *landą. Cognates include West Frisian lân.
Noun
lun n (plural lunen) (Föhr-Amrum)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Adjective
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
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lʉːn/
Adjective
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
- “lun” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “lun”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lùːn/
Noun
lún
- genitive dual/plural of lúna
Somali
Verb
lun
- to lose
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /lɨːn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /liːn/
Noun
lun m
- soft mutation of llun