lontan

See also: lontàn

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French lointain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔ̃tã/

Adjective

lontan

1. long

Adverb

lontan

1. long ago

Ligurian

Alternative forms

• lontàn (Grafîa ofiçiâ)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *longitānus, from Latin longē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luŋˈtaŋ/

Adjective

lontan (feminine singular lontaña, masculine plural lonten, feminine plural lontañe)

1. distant

   Antonym: vixin

Adverb

lontan

1. far

   Synonym: lonxi

   Antonym: vixìn

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian lontano, ultimately from Latin longe.

Adjective

lontan

1. distant

Romansch

Alternative forms

• lontàn (Sutsilvan)
• luntaun (Puter)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *longitānus, from Latin longē.

Adjective

lontan m (feminine singular lontana, masculine plural lontans, feminine plural lontanas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) distant, remote, faraway

Noun

lontan m

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) distance, faraway places, distant places, remote places

Venetian

Alternative forms

• lontàn — alternative spellings
• lontano
• luitan, luitano — archaic

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *longitānus.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loŋˈtaŋ/

Adjective

lontan (feminine lontana, masculine plural lontan, feminine plural lontane)

1. distant, faraway

Adverb

lontan

1. far

References

• “lontàn”, in el Galepin – www.elgalepin.com
• Basso, Walter (2005) “lontàn”, in Dizionario da scarsèla veneto–italiano, 2nd edition, Padua: Ed. ScantaBauchi, page 153
• Boerio, Giuseppe (1867) “lontàn”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 375bc