doon

See also: do-on

English

Etymology 1

See down.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /duːn/

Adverb

doon (not comparable)

  1. (Geordie) Down.

Preposition

doon

  1. (Geordie) Down.

Adjective

doon (not comparable)

  1. (Geordie) On a lower level than before; down.

Etymology 2
  • See dun.

    Noun

    doon (plural doons)

    1. Alternative form of dun, an ancient or medieval fortification.

    Anagrams

    Limburgish

    Etymology

    From Middle Dutch doen, from Old Dutch duon, from Proto-Germanic *dōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-.

    Verb

    doon

    1. to do

    Conjugation

    Montfortian conjugation of doon (irregular)
    non-finite forms infinitive gerund present participle past participle adjective adverb
    (tö) doon 't doon n donendje höbbe gedaon gedaon, gedaone, gedaoner, gedaones gedäöndjelik
    number & tense verb-second verb-first
    present past subjunctive present past subjunctive
    first person singular doon di-j daon doon di-j daon
    second person singular deis di-js daons deis di-js daons
    third person singular deitj di-j daontj deitj'r di-j daontj'r
    first person plural doon di-jje daone doontj di-jtj daontj
    second person plural doontj di-j daontj doontj di-j, di-jtj daontj
    third person plural doon di-jje daone doon di-jje daone
    other forms noun imperative singular impolite imperative singular polite imperative dual imperative plural inclusive
    't gedoons n dooch! dootj! doon! doontj! daonem

    Derived terms

    Low German

    Etymology

    From Middle Low German dôn, from Old Saxon dōn, from Proto-Germanic *dōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-. Compare Low German doen, West Frisian dwaan, English do, German tun.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /doʊ̯n/

    Verb

    doon (third-person singular simple present deit, past tense dee, past participle daan, auxiliary verb hebben)

    1. to do
    2. to put
      Do dat aver dor!
      Just put it in there!
    3. (auxiliary) to cause to, to make; forms causative verbs
    4. (auxiliary, preterite) often used instead of the preterit of weak verbs, with an infinitive.
      Ik dee em en Kado geven!
      I gave him a present!
    5. (auxiliary, preterite) always used in a subordinate clause with wenn, sometimes also with dat.
      So worr dat düüster wenn de Sünn ünnergahn dee
      It became dark when the sun went down!

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of doon (irregular verb)
    infinitive doon
    indicative present preterite
    1st person singular do dee
    2nd person singular deist deest
    3rd person singular deit dee
    plural doot deen
    imperative present —
    singular do
    plural doot
    participle present past
    doon daan
    Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

    Manx

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /duːn/

    Etymology 1

    From Old Irish dúnaid, dúinid (“shuts, closes; blocks, obstructs; joins, clasps; closes, ends”).

    Alternative forms

    Verb

    doon (past ghoon, future independent doonee, verbal noun dooney, past participle doont)

    1. close, shut

    Etymology 2

    From Old Irish dún, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”).

    Noun

    doon m (genitive singular doon, plural doonyn)

    1. fort, fastness
      Ta'n doon ard erskyn y valley. ― The fort commands the town.
    2. stronghold, bastion

    Mutation

    Manx mutation
    RadicalLenitionEclipsis
    doonghoonnoon
    Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
    possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

    Middle English

    Adjective

    doon

    1. done

    Scots

    Etymology

    From Old English dūne, aphetic form of adūne, from of dūne (“off the hill”).

    Adverb

    doon (comparative mair doon, superlative maist doon)

    1. down
    1852-1859, Lady John Scott (lyrics and music), “Annie Laurie”, in Scottish Songs‎:
    / Maxwelton braes are bonnie, / Where early fa's the dew, / And its there that Annie Laurie, / Gie'd me her promise true / Gie'd me her promise true, / Which ne'er forgot shall be, / And for bonnie Annie Laurie / I'd lay me doon and dee.
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    Preposition

    doon

    1. down

    Derived terms

    Somali

    Verb

    doon

    1. want, hope, aspire
      shaqo orod doon ― to aspire to work

    Tagalog

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /doʔon/

    Adverb

    doon

    1. there (far from both the speaker and the listener)
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