lán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lan"

Czech

Pronunciation
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Noun

lán m inan

  1. (archaic) field
  2. 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)

  1. 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

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)

  1. loan
  2. 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

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)

  1. full, replete
  2. (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

Noun

lán m (genitive singular láin, nominative plural láin)

  1. full
  2. contents, charge
  3. filling, moulding (of earth)
  4. pride, arrogance
  5. great deal; much, many
Declension
Declension of lán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lán láin
Vocative a láin a lána
Genitive láin lán
Dative lán láin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an lán na láin
Genitive an láin na lán
Dative leis an lán

don lán

 leis na láin
Derived terms

Verb

lán (present analytic lánann, future analytic lánfaidh, verbal noun lánadh, past participle lánta)

  1. (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

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Noun

lán m (genitive singular láin, nominative plural láin)

  1. curve, bend
Declension
Declension of lán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lán láin
Vocative a láin a lána
Genitive láin lán
Dative lán láin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an lán na láin
Genitive an láin na lán
Dative leis an lán

don lán

 leis na láin

Further reading

Mandarin

Alternative forms
  • lan (nonstandard)

Pronunciation
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Romanization

lán (lan2, Zhuyin ㄌㄢˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 儖／𫣉.
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 兰.
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 厱.
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啉.
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 噸／吨.
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 囒／𪢠.
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 婪.
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 岚.
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嵐／岚.
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 幱.
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 惍.
  12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 懢.
  13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 拦.
  14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 攔／拦.
  15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 斕／斓, 斓.
  16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 暎／映.
  17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 欄／栏, 栏.
  18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 欗／𬅉.
  19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 漣／涟.
  20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 澜.
  21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 濪.
  22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瀾／澜.
  23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 灆.
  24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 灡／𬉠.
  25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 燣.
  26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 燷.
  27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 璼／𫞨.
  28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 礛／𰧔.
  29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 礷.
  30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 篮.
  31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 籃／篮.
  32. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 籣／𮆏.
  33. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 糷／𰫖.
  34. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 繿／䍀.
  35. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 葻.
  36. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蘫／𬞫.
  37. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蘭／兰.
  38. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 襕.
  39. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 襤／褴.
  40. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 襴／襕.
  41. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 譋.
  42. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 讕／谰.
  43. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 谰.
  44. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 躝／𨅬.
  45. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 郮.
  46. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鑬.
  47. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 钄.
  48. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 镤.
  49. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 闌／阑.
  50. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 阑.
  51. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 韊／𱁾.
  52. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㑣.
  53. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㔋／𪟎.
  54. 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

  1. 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.

Descendants
  • Irish: lán
  • Manx: lane
  • Scottish Gaelic: làn

Mutation
Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
lánunchangedunchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

  1. 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
† not when substantivized

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
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

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laihną.

Noun

lán n (genitive láns, plural lán)

  1. loan
  2. 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

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

lán • (欄)

  1. 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.

Derived terms
  • lán trại
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