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làn

làn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lan"

Fon

Noun

làn

  1. meat

References

  • Claire Lefebvre, Relabeling in Language Genesis

Mandarin

Romanization

làn (Zhuyin ㄌㄢˋ)

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlānos (compare Welsh llawn), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɑːn/

Adjective

làn (genitive singular masculine làin, genitive singular feminine làine, nominative plural làna, comparative làine)

  1. full, absolute, entire, big

Declension

Case Masculine singular Feminine singular Plural
Nominative làn làn làna
Vocative làin làn làna
Genitive làin làin/làine làna
Dative làn làin làna

Derived terms

Noun

làn m (genitive singular làin, plural làin)

  1. fill
    Fhuair e a làn de bhrot. ― He got his fill of broth.
    Ghabh mi làn beòil uisge. ― I took a mouthful of water.
    Bha làn dùirn de bhuinn aca uile. ― They all had a handful of coins.
  2. tide (high tide)

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