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”)

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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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