lun

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lun"

Translingual

Symbol

lun

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Lunda.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Lunda terms

English

Noun

lun (plural luns)

1. (Newfoundland, UK 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

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlun]

Noun

lun f

1. genitive plural of luna

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luːn/, [luːˀn]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lygn (“calm”).

Adjective

lun (neuter lunt, plural and definite singular attributive lune)

1. warm, mild
2. cosy, snug

Inflection

Inflection of lun

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	lun	lunere	lunest2
indefinite 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.

Antonyms

• kølig

Derived terms

• lune
• lunhed
• smålun

See also

• lunken

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lun

1. imperative of lune

References

• “lun” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “lun” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Gothic

Romanization

lun

1. romanization of 𐌻𐌿𐌽

Mandarin

Romanization

lun

1. nonstandard spelling of lūn
2. nonstandard spelling of lún
3. nonstandard spelling of lǔn
4. nonstandard spelling of lùn
5. nonstandard spelling of lǘn

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• loun (Goesharde)
• löön (Halligen)
• Lun (Heligoland)
• lönj (Mooring)
• Lön (Sylt)
• luin (Wiedingharde)

Etymology

From Old Frisian lond, from Proto-Germanic *landą. Cognates include West Frisian lân.

Noun

lun n (plural lunen) (Föhr-Amrum)

1. land, landscape, terrain, countryside
2. land, country

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).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse logn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʉːn/

Adjective

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.
• “lun”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lùːn/

Noun

lún

1. genitive dual/plural of lúna

Somali

Verb

lun

1. to lose

Welsh

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lun m

1. soft mutation of llun

Mutation

Mutated forms of llun

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llun	lun	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.