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

Irish

Pronunciation

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
  • 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”)

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

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.
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