mahalon
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Etymology
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /maˈhalon/ [maˈha.l̪on̪]
- IPA(key): /maˈʔalon/ [maˈʔa.l̪on̪] (h-dropping)
- Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧lon
Adjective
mahálon (Basahan spelling ᜋᜑᜎᜓᜈ᜔)
- intensified form of mahal
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /mahaˈlon/ [ma.haˈl̪on̪]
- IPA(key): /maʔaˈlon/ [ma.ʔaˈl̪on̪] (h-dropping)
- Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧lon
Verb
mahalón (Basahan spelling ᜋᜑᜎᜓᜈ᜔)
- (literary, poetic) to love; to hold dear
- Synonyms: padangaton, padabaon
See also
Old Dutch
Etymology
From mahal (“marriage bond, wedding act”).
Verb
mahalon
- to marry
- Thaz niwarth alliz niet sines unthankes, nouen nah sinemo willan, wanda hiz geskiede an sinemo maheldaga, tho her himo seluemo mahelda mit themo withemo sines heiligan bluodes thie ęcclesiam non habentem maculam neque rugam.
- That happened not all of it unvoluntarily, but according his will, for it happened on his wedding day, when he married the dowage of his holy blood, (with) the church that had no spot nor wrinkle.
- c. 1100, Williram von Ebersberg and unknown adaptor, (Expositio) Willerammi Eberspergensis Abbatis in Canticis Canticorvm, Egmond, Holland
Inflection
Conjugation of mahalon (weak class 2)
| infinitive | mahalon | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | mahalo, mahalon | mahaloda |
| 2nd person singular | mahalos | mahalodos |
| 3rd person singular | mahalot | mahaloda |
| 1st person plural | mahalon | mahalodon |
| 2nd person plural | mahalot | mahalodot |
| 3rd person plural | mahalont | mahalodon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | mahale | mahalodi |
| 2nd person singular | mahalis | mahalodis |
| 3rd person singular | mahale | mahalodi |
| 1st person plural | mahalin | mahalodin |
| 2nd person plural | mahalit | mahalodit |
| 3rd person plural | mahalin | mahalodin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | mahalo | |
| plural | mahalot | |
| participle | present | past |
| mahalondi | mahalot, gimahalot | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “mahalon”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012