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lón
lón
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lon"
Icelandic
Noun
lón n (genitive singular lóns, nominative plural lón)
- a lagoon
Declension
declension of lón
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lón | lónið | lón | lónin |
| accusative | lón | lónið | lón | lónin |
| dative | lóni | lóninu | lónum | lónunum |
| genitive | lóns | lónsins | lóna | lónanna |
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish lón (“fat; provision(s), food, victuals, sustenance; feast”), with the shift in meaning towards “lunch” likely influenced by the resemblance to the English word.
Pronunciation
Noun
lón m (genitive singular lóin, nominative plural lónta)
Declension
Declension of lón
First declension
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Derived terms
Terms derived from lón
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Etymology 2
Noun
lón m (genitive singular lóin, nominative plural lóin)
- Alternative form of luan (“loin”)
Declension
Declension of lón
First declension
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Etymology 2
Verb
lón (present analytic lónann, future analytic lónfaidh, verbal noun lónadh, past participle lónta)
- (transitive) Alternative form of lónaigh (“supply, provision; lay in; put by, hoard”)
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | lónaim | lónann tú; lónair† |
lónann sé, sí | lónaimid | lónann sibh | lónann siad; lónaid† |
a lónann; a lónas / a lónann*; a lónas* |
lóntar |
| past | lón mé; lónas | lón tú; lónais | lón sé, sí | lónamar; lón muid | lón sibh; lónabhair | lón siad; lónadar | a lón / ar lón* |
lónadh | |
| past habitual | lónainn | lóntá | lónadh sé, sí | lónaimis; lónadh muid | lónadh sibh | lónaidís; lónadh siad | a lónadh / ar lónadh* |
lóntaí | |
| future | lónfaidh mé; lónfad |
lónfaidh tú; lónfair† |
lónfaidh sé, sí | lónfaimid; lónfaidh muid |
lónfaidh sibh | lónfaidh siad; lónfaid† |
a lónfaidh; a lónfas / a lónfaidh*; a lónfas* |
lónfar | |
| conditional | lónfainn | lónfá | lónfadh sé, sí | lónfaimis; lónfadh muid | lónfadh sibh | lónfaidís; lónfadh siad | a lónfadh / ar lónfadh* |
lónfaí | |
| subjunctive | present | go lóna mé; go lónad† |
go lóna tú; go lónair† |
go lóna sé, sí | go lónaimid; go lóna muid |
go lóna sibh | go lóna siad; go lónaid† |
— | go lóntar |
| past | dá lónainn | dá lóntá | dá lónadh sé, sí | dá lónaimis; dá lónadh muid |
dá lónadh sibh | dá lónaidís; dá lónadh siad |
— | dá lóntaí | |
| imperative | lónaim | lón | lónadh sé, sí | lónaimis | lónaigí; lónaidh† |
lónaidís | — | lóntar | |
| verbal noun | lónadh | ||||||||
| past participle | lónta | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
References
- "lón" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 lón” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.