lon

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lon"

Albanian

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Arabic عَلَم‎ (ʿalam). The standard Albanian equivalent is flamur.

Noun

lon m

1. (Arbëresh) flag

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lon.

Noun

lon m (genitive singular loin, nominative plural lonta)

1. blackbird (Turdus merula)

Declension

Declension of lon

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative lon lonta Vocative a loin a lonta Genitive loin lonta Dative lon lonta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an lon na lonta Genitive an loin na lonta Dative leis an lon don lon leis na lonta

Synonyms

• lon dubh

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Novial

Etymology

Genitive form of lo.

Determiner

lon

1. his

Pronoun

lon

1. his

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l͈on/

Noun

lon m

1. blackbird

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	lon	lonL	luinL
Vocative	luin	lonL	lunuH
Accusative	lonN	lonL	lunuH
Genitive	luinL	lon	lonN
Dative	lunL	lonaib	lonaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: lon, lon dubh
• Manx: lhondoo, lhonnag
• Scottish Gaelic: lon, lon-dubh

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
lon also llon after a proclitic	lon pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/	lon also llon after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Romani

Etymology

From Sanskrit लवण (lavaṇa, “salt”). Compare Hindi लोन (lon, “salt”) and Punjabi ਲੂਣ (lūṇ, “salt”)

Noun

lon m

1. salt

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Scottish Gaelic

Loin anns an t-Saoghal Ùr

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish lon. Compare Irish lon. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic лань (lanĭ, “hind”) and also related to Proto-Celtic *elantī (“doe, hind”) (whence eilid (“hind”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɫ̪ɔn/

Noun

lon m (genitive singular loin, plural loin)

1. moose
2. elk

Etymology 2

Apparently a condensation of lomhainn from St Kilda.

Noun

lon m (genitive singular loin, plural lonan)

1. a rope of raw hides

Etymology 3

From Middle Irish lon, from Old Irish lon.

Noun

lon m (genitive singular loin, plural loin)

1. blackbird (Turdus merula)
2. ouzel (Cinclus mexicanus)

Etymology 4

Shortening of lon-chraois, apparently from Middle Irish con cráis (“gluttony”). Kuno Keyer translates lon separately as "demon". Others suggest lon as "water". See craos for its etymology.

Noun

lon m (genitive singular loin, no plural)

1. insatiable hunger
2. unquenchable thirst
3. gluttony
4. voracity

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English run.

Verb

lon

1. to run

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Swedish

Noun

lon

1. definite singular of lo

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɔn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɔŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɔŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier cái) lon • (崙, 𨫅)

1. beverage can

Etymology 2

From French galon.

Noun

lon

1. (military, informal) stripe

Derived terms

• lên lon (“to get militarily promoted”)

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Walloon

Etymology

From Latin longe, from the adjective longus (“long, far-off”).

Adverb

lon

1. far

Antonyms

• près