łagun

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Belarusian лагу́н (lahún).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aɡun
  • Syllabification: ła‧gun

Noun

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łagun m inan

  1. (nautical, chiefly in the plural) smooth, round wooden foundations for a ship under construction or that is pulled ashore
  2. (Kuyavia, construction, in the plural) joists under a floor

Declension

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Further reading

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  • łagun in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “łaguny”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 272