lán
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lan"
Czech
Pronunciation
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Noun
lán m inan
- (archaic) field
- an old Czech line measure
Declension
Declension of lán
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lán | lány |
| genitive | lánu | lánů |
| dative | lánu | lánům |
| accusative | lán | lány |
| vocative | láne | lány |
| locative | lánu | lánech |
| instrumental | lánem | lány |
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɔɑːn
- Rhymes: -ɔaːn
Noun
lán n (genitive singular láns, plural lán)
- loan
Declension
| Declension of lán | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n3 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lán | lánið | lán | lánini |
| accusative | lán | lánið | lán | lánini |
| dative | láni | láninum | lánum | lánunum |
| genitive | láns | lánsins | lána | lánanna |
Anagrams
- nál
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lauːn/
- Rhymes: -auːn
Noun
lán n (genitive singular láns, nominative plural lán)
- loan
- luck
Declension
declension of lán
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lán | lánið | lán | lánin |
| accusative | lán | lánið | lán | lánin |
| dative | láni | láninu | lánum | lánunum |
| genitive | láns | lánsins | lána | lánanna |
Derived terms
- lánasamvinnufélag (credit union)
Anagrams
- nál
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /l̪ˠɑːnˠ/, /l̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠaːnˠ/, /l̪ˠaːn̪ˠ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlānos (compare Welsh llawn), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (compare English full, Latin plēnus, Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇa)), from *pleh₁- (“to fill”).
Adjective
lán (genitive singular masculine láin, genitive singular feminine láine, plural lána, comparative láine)
- full, replete
- (nautical, of sails) swelling
Declension
Declension of lán
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | lán | lán | lána | |
| Vocative | láin | lána | ||
| Genitive | láine | lána | lán | |
| Dative | lán | lán; láin (archaic) | lána | |
| Comparative | níos láine | |||
| Superlative | is láine | |||
Derived terms
- comhlán
- lánaibíocht
- lánaigh
- lánaosta
- lánchúlaí
- lánfhada
- lánfhostaíocht
- lánmhar
- lánstad
- lántaca
- lántosach
- lántosaí
- líon lán
Related terms
- láine (“fullness”)
Noun
lán m (genitive singular láin, nominative plural láin)
- full
- contents, charge
- filling, moulding (of earth)
- pride, arrogance
- great deal; much, many
Declension
Declension of lán
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
|
Derived terms
- a lán
- comhlán
- dea-láin
Verb
lán (present analytic lánann, future analytic lánfaidh, verbal noun lánadh, past participle lánta)
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of lánaigh (“fill out, give volume to; mould (with earth)”)
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | lánaim | lánann tú; lánair† | lánann sé, sí | lánaimid | lánann sibh | lánann siad; lánaid† | a lánann; a lánas | lántar |
| past | lán mé; lánas | lán tú; lánais | lán sé, sí | lánamar; lán muid | lán sibh; lánabhair | lán siad; lánadar | a lán / ar lán* | lánadh | |
| past habitual | lánainn | lántá | lánadh sé, sí | lánaimis; lánadh muid | lánadh sibh | lánaidís; lánadh siad | a lánadh / a lánadh* | lántaí | |
| future | lánfaidh mé; lánfad | lánfaidh tú; lánfair† | lánfaidh sé, sí | lánfaimid; lánfaidh muid | lánfaidh sibh | lánfaidh siad; lánfaid† | a lánfaidh; a lánfas | lánfar | |
| conditional | lánfainn | lánfá | lánfadh sé, sí | lánfaimis; lánfadh muid | lánfadh sibh | lánfaidís; lánfadh siad | a lánfadh / a lánfadh* | lánfaí | |
| subjunctive | present | go lána mé; go lánad† | go lána tú; go lánair† | go lána sé, sí | go lánaimid; go lána muid | go lána sibh | go lána siad; go lánaid† | — | go lántar |
| past | dá lánainn | dá lántá | dá lánadh sé, sí | dá lánaimis; dá lánadh muid | dá lánadh sibh | dá lánaidís; dá lánadh siad | — | dá lántaí | |
| imperative | lánaim | lán | lánadh sé, sí | lánaimis | lánaigí; lánaidh† | lánaidís | — | lántar | |
| verbal noun | lánadh | ||||||||
| past participle | lánta | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
lán m (genitive singular láin, nominative plural láin)
- curve, bend
Declension
Declension of lán
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
|
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “lán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “lán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “lán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 73
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 42
Mandarin
Alternative forms
- lan (nonstandard)
Pronunciation
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Romanization
lán (lan2, Zhuyin ㄌㄢˊ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 儖／𫣉.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 兰.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 厱.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啉.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 噸／吨.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 囒／𪢠.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 婪.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 岚.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嵐／岚.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 幱.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 惍.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 懢.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 拦.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 攔／拦.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 斕／斓, 斓.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 暎／映.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 欄／栏, 栏.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 欗／𬅉.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 漣／涟.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 澜.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 濪.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瀾／澜.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 灆.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 灡／𬉠.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 燣.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 燷.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 璼／𫞨.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 礛／𰧔.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 礷.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 篮.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 籃／篮.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 籣／𮆏.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 糷／𰫖.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 繿／䍀.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 葻.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蘫／𬞫.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蘭／兰.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 襕.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 襤／褴.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 襴／襕.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 譋.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 讕／谰.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 谰.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 躝／𨅬.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 郮.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鑬.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 钄.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 镤.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 闌／阑.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 阑.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 韊／𱁾.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㑣.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㔋／𪟎.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 藍／蓝.
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l͈aːn/
Adjective
lán
- full
- c. 1000, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
- Ailbe ainm in chon, ocus lan Heriu dia aurdarcus.
- Ailbe was the name of the dog, and Ireland was full of his fame.
- c. 1000, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
Descendants
- Irish: lán
- Manx: lane
- Scottish Gaelic: làn
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| lán | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Min Nan
| For pronunciation and definitions of lán – see 咱 (“I; me; we; us; etc.”). (This character, lán, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 咱.) |
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ɸlānos (compare Welsh llawn), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (compare English full, Latin plēnus, Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇa)), from *pleh₁- (“to fill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l͈aːn/
Adjective
lán
- full
Inflection
| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | lán | lán | lán |
| Vocative | láin* lán** | ||
| Accusative | lán | láin | |
| Genitive | láin | láine | láin |
| Dative | lán | láin | lán |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | láin | lána | |
| Vocative | lánu lána† | ||
| Accusative | lánu lána† | ||
| Genitive | lán | ||
| Dative | lánaib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative | ||
Derived terms
- láine
- lánmar
Descendants
- Middle Irish: lán
- Irish: lán
- Manx: lane
- Scottish Gaelic: làn
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| lán also llán after a proclitic | lán pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *laihną.
Noun
lán n (genitive láns, plural lán)
- loan
- luck
Declension
Declension of lán (strong a-stem)
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lán | lánit | lán | lánin |
| accusative | lán | lánit | lán | lánin |
| dative | láni | láninu | lánum | lánunum |
| genitive | láns | lánsins | lána | lánanna |
Descendants
- Danish: lån
- Faroese: lán
- Icelandic: lán
- Norwegian Bokmål: lån
- Norwegian Nynorsk: lån
- Swedish: lån
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːn˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [laːŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [laːŋ˦˥]
Noun
lán • (欄)
- shanty, roughly-built cottage
- 1978, Chu Lai, chapter 5, in Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân:
- Anh bước qua những rễ cây nhẫy sình, xuống một cái lán vuông nhỏ xíu bằng chiếc tủ đứng. Mái lán có mấy làn khói nhạt vật vờ trong lá cây.
- He walked past the tree roots that were glistening with mud down to a teeny little square shanty made out of upright cupboards. In the roof of the shanty there were some pale and lifeless wisps of smoke in the leaves.
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Derived terms
- lán trại