lanu
See also: lanu' and ľanu
Anguthimri
Noun
lanu
- (Mpakwithi) sea
References
- Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 186
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *lanu, from Proto-Germanic *lanō (“lane, passageway”). Cognate with Old Frisian lane, lone, lona, Old Saxon lana, Old Norse lǫn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.nu/
Noun
lanu f
- lane, street
Declension
Declension of lanu (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lanu | lana, lane |
| accusative | lane | lana, lane |
| genitive | lane | lana |
| dative | lane | lanum |
Descendants
- Middle English: lane, lone
- English: lane
- → Scots: lane
- Scots: lone
- → Irish: lána
- → Welsh: lôn
- English: lane
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
lanu
- dative/vocative/locative singular of lan
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈla.nu/
- Hyphenation: la‧nu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *lanu. Cognates include Tongan lanu and Samoan lanu.
Noun
lanu
- color
Verb
lanu
- (stative) to be coloured
Derived terms
- lanumoana
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *ranu. Cognates include Tongan anu and Samoan lanu.
Verb
lanu
- (stative) to be washed of salt
Etymology 3
From Proto-Polynesian *ranu. Cognates include Hawaiian nalu and Samoan lanu.
Noun
lanu
- amniotic fluid
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 180
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *lanu. Cognates include Tokelauan lanu and Samoan lanu.
Noun
lanu
- color