lón

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lon"

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /louːn/
• Rhymes: -ouːn

Noun

lón n (genitive singular lóns, nominative plural lón)

1. lagoon

Declension

declension of lón

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lón	lónið	lón	lónin
accusative	lón	lónið	lón	lónin
dative	lóni	lóninu	lónum	lónunum
genitive	lóns	lónsins	lóna	lónanna

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Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): [l̪ˠoːn̪ˠ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [l̪ˠɔːn̪ˠ]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish lón (“fat; provision(s), food, victuals, sustenance; feast”), with the shift in meaning towards “lunch” likely influenced by the resemblance to the English word.

Noun

lón m (genitive singular lóin, nominative plural lónta)

1. provision, supply; food, victuals, sustenance
   1. repast, collation
   2. lunch, luncheon

Declension

Declension of lón

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative lón lónta Vocative a lóin a lónta Genitive lóin lónta Dative lón lónta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an lón na lónta Genitive an lóin na lónta Dative leis an lón don lón leis na lónta

Derived terms

Terms derived from lón

• aimsir lóin, am lóin (“lunch-time”)
• armlón (“ammunition”)
• ceannaí lóin, lóncheannaí (“provision merchant”)
• lónadóir (“caterer, provisioner”)

• lónaigh (“supply, provision; lay in; put by, hoard”, transitive verb)
• long lóin (“supply ship”)
• lónroinn (“commissariat”)

• mála lóin (“haversack”)
• píosa lóin (“lunch-packet”)
• sos lóin (“lunch interval”)

Etymology 2

Noun

lón m (genitive singular lóin, nominative plural lóin)

1. Alternative form of luan (“loin”)

Declension

Declension of lón

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative lón lóin Vocative a lóin a lóna Genitive lóin lón Dative lón lóin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an lón na lóin Genitive an lóin na lón Dative leis an lón don lón leis na lóin

Etymology 3

Verb

lón (present analytic lónann, future analytic lónfaidh, verbal noun lónadh, past participle lónta)

1. (transitive) Alternative form of lónaigh (“supply, provision; lay in; put by, hoard”)

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	lónaim	lónann tú; lónair†	lónann sé, sí	lónaimid	lónann sibh	lónann siad; lónaid†	a lónann; a lónas	lóntar
	past	lón mé; lónas	lón tú; lónais	lón sé, sí	lónamar; lón muid	lón sibh; lónabhair	lón siad; lónadar	a lón / ar lón*	lónadh
	past habitual	lónainn	lóntá	lónadh sé, sí	lónaimis; lónadh muid	lónadh sibh	lónaidís; lónadh siad	a lónadh / ar lónadh*	lóntaí
	future	lónfaidh mé; lónfad	lónfaidh tú; lónfair†	lónfaidh sé, sí	lónfaimid; lónfaidh muid	lónfaidh sibh	lónfaidh siad; lónfaid†	a lónfaidh; a lónfas	lónfar
conditional		lónfainn	lónfá	lónfadh sé, sí	lónfaimis; lónfadh muid	lónfadh sibh	lónfaidís; lónfadh siad	a lónfadh / ar lónfadh*	lónfaí
subjunctive	present	go lóna mé; go lónad†	go lóna tú; go lónair†	go lóna sé, sí	go lónaimid; go lóna muid	go lóna sibh	go lóna siad; go lónaid†	—	go lóntar
	past	dá lónainn	dá lóntá	dá lónadh sé, sí	dá lónaimis; dá lónadh muid	dá lónadh sibh	dá lónaidís; dá lónadh siad	—	dá lóntaí
imperative		lónaim	lón	lónadh sé, sí	lónaimis	lónaigí; lónaidh†	lónaidís	—	lóntar
verbal noun		lónadh
past participle		lónta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

References

• "lón" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 lón” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.