alun

See also: Alun and ałun

Finnish

Noun

alun

1. genitive singular of alku

Derived terms

• alun alkaen
• alun perin
• alun pitäen

Further reading

• “alun”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-12-01

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.lœ̃/

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• Rhymes: -œ̃
• Hyphenation: a‧lun

Noun

alun m (plural aluns)

1. alum

Derived terms

• alunage
• alunation
• aluner
• alunerie

 

Further reading

• “alun”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay alun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalun.

Noun

alun

1. wave

Javanese

Romanization

alun

1. Romanization of ꦲꦭꦸꦤ꧀

Kapampangan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalun/, [ˈäː.lun]
• Hyphenation: a‧lun

Noun

álun

1. wave

Derived terms

• alun-alun
• mayalun

 

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalun.

Noun

alun (Jawi spelling الون, plural alun-alun, informal 1st possessive alunku, 2nd possessive alunmu, 3rd possessive alunnya)

1. wave

   Synonyms: ombak, gelombang

Verb

alun

1. to roll, to swell

Derived terms

• alunan

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “الن aloen”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 18
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “الن alun”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 32
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “alun”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 21

Further reading

• “alun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Middle French

Alternative forms

• allume
• alum

Etymology

Old French alum.

Noun

alun m (plural aluns)

1. alum

Descendants

• English: alum
• French: alun

References

• alun on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (alun, supplement)

Old French

Noun

alun oblique singular, m (oblique plural aluns, nominative singular aluns, nominative plural alun)

1. Alternative form of alum

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalun. Cognate with Malay mengalun.

Noun

alun

1. long rolling wave
2. swell of the sea

Romanian

alun

Etymology

Back-formation from alună (“hazelnut”).

Noun

alun m (plural aluni)

1. hazel (tree Corylus avellana)

Declension

Declension of alun

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) alun	alunul	(niște) aluni	alunii
genitive/dative	(unui) alun	alunului	(unor) aluni	alunilor
vocative	alunule		alunilor

Synonyms

• fundici

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɑːlɵn/, /ˈɑːlɵn/
• Rhymes: -²ɑːlɵn, -¹ɑːlɵn

Noun

alun n or c

1. (uncountable) alum

Declension

Declension of alun
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	alun	alunet	—	—
Genitive	aluns	alunets	—	—

Declension of alun
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	alun	alunen	—	—
Genitive	aluns	alunens	—	—

References

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