doon
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]See down.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]doon (not comparable)
Preposition
[edit]doon
- (Geordie, Scotland) Down.
- 2023 March 22, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Grand buildings on the list... and lost: Greenock Princes Pier”, in RAIL, number 979, page 52:
- This "impressive" 1893 James Miller railway terminus was, according to Canmore, "designed in a grand style in order to cope with the large volume of holidaymakers arriving from Glasgow to travel 'doon the water' at the height of the summer season".
Adjective
[edit]doon (not comparable)
Etymology 2
[edit]See dun.
Noun
[edit]doon (plural doons)
- Alternative form of dun, an ancient or medieval fortification.
Anagrams
[edit]Limburgish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- doen (some dialects, Maastrichtian)
- doeë (Southeast Limburgish, Voeren)
- doëne, doë (Eupen)
- duon (Krefeld)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch doen, from Old Dutch duon, from Proto-Germanic *dōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]doon
- to do
Conjugation
[edit]non-finite forms | infinitive | gerund | present participle | past participle | adjective | adverb |
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(tö) doon | 't doon n | donendje | höbbe gedaon | gedaon, gedaone, gedaoner, gedaones | gedäöndjelik | |
number & tense | verb-second order | verb-first order | ||||
present | past | subjunctive | present | past | subjunctive | |
first person singular | doon | di-j | daon | doon | di-j | daon |
second person singular | deis | di-js | daons | deis | di-js | daons |
third person singular | deitj | di-j | daontj | deitj'r | di-j | daontj'r |
first person plural | doon | di-jje | daone | doontj | di-jtj | daontj |
second person plural | doontj | di-j | daontj | doontj | di-j, di-jtj | daontj |
third person plural | doon | di-jje | daone | doon | di-jje | daone |
other forms | noun | imperative singular impolite | imperative singular polite | imperative dual | imperative plural | inclusive |
't gedoons n | dooch! | dootj! | doon! | doontj! | daonem |
Derived terms
[edit]Low German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German dôn. Compare Dutch doen, West Frisian dwaan, English do, German tun.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]doon (third-person singular simple present deit, past tense dee, past participle daan, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to do
- to put
- Do dat aver dor!
- Just put it in there!
- (auxiliary) to cause to, to make; forms causative verbs
- (auxiliary, preterite) often used instead of the preterit of weak verbs, with an infinitive.
- Ik dee em en Kado geven!
- I gave him a present!
- (auxiliary, preterite) always used in a subordinate clause with wenn, sometimes also with dat.
- So worr dat düüster wenn de Sünn ünnergahn dee
- It became dark when the sun went down!
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | doon | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | do | dee |
2nd person singular | deist | deest |
3rd person singular | deit | dee |
plural | doot | deen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | do | |
plural | doot | |
participle | present | past |
doon | daan | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Manx
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Irish dúnaid, dúinid (“shuts, closes; blocks, obstructs; joins, clasps; closes, ends”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Verb
[edit]doon (past ghoon, future independent doonee, verbal noun dooney, past participle doont)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Irish dún, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”).
Noun
[edit]doon m (genitive singular doon, plural doonyn)
- fort, fastness
- Ta'n doon ard erskyn y valley. ― The fort commands the town.
- stronghold, bastion
Mutation
[edit]Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
doon | ghoon | noon |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Middle English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]doon
Scots
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English dūne, aphetic form of adūne, from of dūne (“off the hill”).
Adverb
[edit]doon (comparative mair doon, superlative maist doon)
- down
- 1852-1859, Lady John Scott (lyrics and music), “Annie Laurie”, in Scottish Songs[1]:
- / Maxwelton braes are bonnie, / Where early fa's the dew, / And its there that Annie Laurie, / Gie'd me her promise true / Gie'd me her promise true, / Which ne'er forgot shall be, / And for bonnie Annie Laurie / I'd lay me doon and dee.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Preposition
[edit]doon
Derived terms
[edit]Somali
[edit]Verb
[edit]doon
Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The latter half of the word is possibly related to iyon or yaon. See also niyon/noon, ganoon/gayon, dito, diyan, niyan, nito, and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns. Meanwhile, the former half is possibly related to Malay di and Indonesian di as a likely cognate.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /doˈʔon/ [d̪oˈʔon̪], (colloquial) /ˈdon/ [ˈd̪on̪]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: do‧on, doon
- (dialectal, Batangas, alternative) IPA(key): /ˈdoʔon/ [ˈd̪oː.ʔon̪]
- Rhymes: -oʔon
- Syllabification: do‧on
Adverb
[edit]doón (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜂᜈ᜔)
Usage notes
[edit]- When the preceding word ends with a vowel, ⟨w⟩, or ⟨y⟩, roon is used instead, but the distinction isn't always made. Other words with this phenomenon include dito, diyan, daw, and din.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) | Locative (nasa) | Existential | Manner (gaya ng) | |
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Near speaker* | ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari** | nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari† | dini/dine | nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari | ere/eri, here/heri, ayri | ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari† |
Near speaker and listener* | ito | nito | dito | nandito, narito, naito** | heto, eto, ayto† | ganito, garito(garto)** |
Near listener | iyan, yaan | niyan | diyan/diyaan | nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡ | hayan, ayan | ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan** |
Remote | iyon, yoon, yaon† | niyon, noon, niyaon† | doon | nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡ | hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun | ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡ |
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. **These pronouns are used in some dialects. †These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. ‡Rare in text. |
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