lagun

Basque

Alternative forms

• lagün (Souletin)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /laɡun/, [la.ɣ̞ũn]

Noun

lagun anim

1. companion, colleague, friend

   Synonym: adiskide

2. member of a group, person

   Synonyms: kide, pertsona

Declension

Declension of lagun (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	lagun	laguna	lagunak
ergative	lagunek	lagunak	lagunek
dative	laguni	lagunari	lagunei
genitive	lagunen	lagunaren	lagunen
comitative	lagunekin	lagunarekin	lagunekin
causative	lagunengatik	lagunarengatik	lagunengatik
benefactive	lagunentzat	lagunarentzat	lagunentzat
instrumental	lagunez	lagunaz	lagunez
inessive	lagunengan	lagunarengan	lagunengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	lagunengana	lagunarengana	lagunengana
terminative	lagunenganaino	lagunarenganaino	lagunenganaino
directive	lagunenganantz	lagunarenganantz	lagunenganantz
destinative	lagunenganako	lagunarenganako	lagunenganako
ablative	lagunengandik	lagunarengandik	lagunengandik
partitive	lagunik	—	—
prolative	laguntzat	—	—

Derived terms

• lagun egin (“to accompany”)
• lagun eraman (“to bring as help”)
• lagun handi (“close friend”)
• lagun hartu
• lagun hurko
• lagun izan
• lagun min (“close friend”)
• lagun zahar (“old friend”)
• lagunarte
• lagunarteko
• lagunartekotasun (“friendship”)
• lagundi (“company”)
• lagundu (“to help”)
• lagungarri (“help”)
• lagungo
• lagunkide
• lagunkin
• lagunkiro
• lagunkoi (“friendly”)
• laguntasun
• laguntasuna eman (“to help”)
• laguntxo
• laguntza (“help”)
• laguntza eman (“to help”)
• laguntzaile (“assistant”)
• laguntzan

 

Further reading

• "lagun" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “lagun” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Maguindanao

Noun

lagun

1. Alternative spelling of ragun

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ɡun/

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• Rhymes: -aɡun
• Syllabification: la‧gun

Noun

lagun

1. genitive plural of laguna

Swedish

Etymology

From French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna "pond, hole", from lacus "pond, lake".

Noun

lagun c

1. a lagoon

Declension

Declension of lagun
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lagun	lagunen	laguner	lagunerna
Genitive	laguns	lagunens	laguners	lagunernas

References

• lagun in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lagun in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lagun in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English lagoon.

Noun

lagun

1. lagoon