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làn
làn
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lan"
Mandarin
Romanization
làn (Zhuyin ㄌㄢˋ)
- Pinyin transcription of 嚂
- Pinyin transcription of 壏
- Pinyin transcription of 滥
- Pinyin transcription of 濫
- Pinyin transcription of 烂
- Pinyin transcription of 煈
- Pinyin transcription of 燗
- Pinyin transcription of 爁
- Pinyin transcription of 爛
- Pinyin transcription of 爤
- Pinyin transcription of 瓓
- Pinyin transcription of 纜
- Pinyin transcription of 缆
- Pinyin transcription of 覻
- Pinyin transcription of 連
- Pinyin transcription of 鑭
- Pinyin transcription of 镧
- Pinyin transcription of 闌
- Pinyin transcription of 㔋
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlānos (compare Welsh llawn), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑːn/
Adjective
làn (genitive singular masculine làin, genitive singular feminine làine, nominative plural làna, comparative làine)
Declension
Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | làn | làn | làna |
Vocative | làin | làn | làna |
Genitive | làin | làin/làine | làna |
Dative | làn | làin | làna |
Derived terms
Noun
làn m (genitive singular làin, plural làin)
- fill
- Fhuair e a làn de bhrot. ― He got his fill of broth.
- Ghabh mi làn beòil uisge. ― I took a mouthful of water.
- Bha làn dùirn de bhuinn aca uile. ― They all had a handful of coins.
- tide (high tide)
Derived terms
- làn-mara m (“high tide”)