lun

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lun"

English

Noun

lun (plural luns)

1. (Newfoundland, Britain regional) Alternative form of lown
   • 1958, Michael Harrington, Sea Stories from Newfoundland:

     He had no alternative to the slim chance of safety offered by the ‘lun’ of Cat Harbour, Northern Island.

Anagrams

• LNU

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luːn/, [luːˀn]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lygn (“calm”).

Adjective

lun

1. warm, mild
2. cosy, snug

Inflection

Inflection of lun
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	lun	lunere	lunest2
Neuter singular	lunt	lunere	lunest2
Plural	lune	lunere	lunest2
Definite attributive1	lune	lunere	luneste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

lun

1. imperative of lune

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Gothic

Romanization

lun

1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌿𐌽

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Mandarin

Romanization

lun

1. Nonstandard spelling of lūn.
2. Nonstandard spelling of lún.
3. Nonstandard spelling of lǔn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of lùn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian lond, which derives from Proto-Germanic *landą. Cognates include Mooring North Frisian lönj and West Frisian lân.

Noun

lun n (plural lunen)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) land

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse logn

Adjective

lun (masculine and feminine lun, neuter lunt, definite singular and plural lune, comparative lunere, indefinite superlative lunest, definite superlative luneste)

1. cosy, snug, sheltered (house, room, valley etc.)
2. comfortable, genial, warm (person, room, weather)
3. good-natured, pleasant, quiet (person)

References

• “lun” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “lun_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse logn

Adjective

lun (masculine and feminine lun, neuter lunt, definite singular and plural lune, comparative lunare, indefinite superlative lunast, definite superlative lunaste)

1. cosy, snug, sheltered (house, room, valley etc.)
2. comfortable, genial, warm (person, room, weather)
3. good-natured, pleasant, quiet (person)

References

• “lun” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Novial

Determiner

lun

1. its

Pronoun

lun

1. its

Related terms

• lu
• lusen

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Somali

Verb

lun

1. to lose

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /lɨːn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /liːn/

Noun

lun m

1. Soft mutation of llun.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llun	lun	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.