lon

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lon"

Translingual

Symbol

lon

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Malawi Lomwe.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Malawi Lomwe terms

English

Noun

lon (plural lons)

1. (geography) Clipping of longitude.

   Coordinate term: lat

Albanian

Etymology

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

Noun

lon m

1. (Arbëresh) flag

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lon.

Noun

lon m (genitive singular loin, nominative plural lonta)

1. blackbird (a common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere)

Declension

Declension of lon (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative lon lonta vocative a loin a lonta genitive loin lonta dative lon lonta forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an lon na lonta genitive an loin na lonta dative leis an lon don lon leis na lonta

Synonyms

• lon dubh

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “lon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “lon”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “lon”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse lón. Akin to Icelandic lón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luːn/

Noun

lon f (definite singular lona, indefinite plural loner, definite plural lonene)

1. a depression in the bottom of a river or creek

   Synonym: høl

2. a portion of a creek with slow-flowing water

Related terms

• logn

References

• “lon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From *lōn, dative plural of *lō (“forest, clearing”). Literally, “at the forests”.

Noun

lōn n

1. Loon (a county)
2. Borgloon (a city in modern Limburg, Belgium)
3. Loon-Plage (a village in modern Hauts de France, France)
4. Hoogeloon (a village in modern North Brabant, the Netherlands)
5. Neerloon (a village in modern North Brabant, the Netherlands)
6. Loon (a village in modern Drenthe, the Netherlands)
7. an unknown location in modern Gelderland, the Netherlands

Declension

Declension of lōn (neuter a-stem noun - contracted - no plural)

case	singular
nominative	lōn
accusative	lōn
genitive	lōs
dative	lōne

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: Lôon
  • Dutch: Loon

Further reading

• “lō”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012