doon

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /duːn/

Adverb

doon (not comparable)

1. (Geordie) down

Preposition

doon

1. (Geordie) down

Adjective

doon (not comparable)

1. (Geordie) On a lower level than before; down.

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Limburgish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-. Compare Dutch doen, Low German doon, German tun.

Noun

doon n

1. doing
2. behaviour

Verb

doon

1. to do

Irregular conjugation (Montfortian)

	Present SV	Past SV	Present VS	Past VS	Subjunctive SV	Subjunctive VS
First person singular	ich doon	ich di-j	doon ich	di-j ich	ich daon	daon ich
Second person singular	doe deis	doe di-js	deis se	di-js se	doe daons	daons se
Third person singular	dae deitj	dae di-j	deitj'r	di-j d'r	dae daontj	daontj'r
First person plural	weer doon	weer di-jje	doontj v'r	di-jtj v'r	weer daone	daontj v'r
Second person plural	geer doontj	geer di-j	doontj g'r	di-j(tj) g'r	geer daontj	daontj g'r
Third person plural	die doon	die di-jje	doon die	di-jje die	die daone	daone die
Other:	Infinitive	Gerund	Present particle	Past particle	Adjective	Adverb
Conjugation:	(tö) doon	't doon n	donendje	höbbe gedaon	gedaon(e/e-n/er/es)	gedäöndjelik
Other:	Noun	Imperative singular impolite	Imperative singular polite	Imperative dual	Imperative plural	Ènkelzief
Conjugation:	't gedoons n	dooch!	dootj!	doon!	doontj!	daonem

Derived terms

• euverdoon, óppernuuj doon
• euverdoonder

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish dún, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”).

Noun

doon m

1. fort
   • Ta'n doon ard erskyn y valley. The fort commands the town.
2. fastness
3. stronghold
4. bastion

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Middle English

Adjective

doon

1. done

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Scots

Adverb

doon (comparative mair doon, superlative maist doon)

1. Down.

Preposition

doon

1. Down.