lingon

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Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

lingon

  1. genitive singular of linko

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a variant of ljung (heather) (compare Old Norse lyngr (heather)), from Proto-Norse *ᛚᛁᛜᚹᚨ- (*lingwa-, heather) +‎ -on (a common suffix for fruits and berries).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²lɪŋɔn/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

lingon n

  1. cowberry; lingonberry
    Synonym: krösa

Declension[edit]

Declension of lingon 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lingon lingonet lingon lingonen
Genitive lingons lingonets lingons lingonens

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: lingonberry

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ lingon in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /liˈŋon/, [lɪˈŋon]
  • Hyphenation: li‧ngon

Noun[edit]

lingón (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. looking back (turning of one's face)
  2. (figurative) protective esteem
  3. (figurative) show of gratitude

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • lingon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018