lingon

Finnish

Noun

lingon

  1. genitive singular of linko

Swedish

Etymology

From a variant of ljung (“heather”) (compare Old Norse lyngr (“heather”)), from Proto-Norse *ᛚᛁᛜᚹᚨ- (*lingwa-, “heather”) +‎ -on (a common suffix for fruits and berries).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²lɪŋɔn/
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Noun

lingon n

  1. cowberry; lingonberry
    Synonym: krösa

Declension
Declension of lingon 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lingon lingonet lingon lingonen
Genitive lingons lingonets lingons lingonens

Derived terms

Descendants
  • →⇒ English: lingonberry

See also

References
  1. lingon in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • ling̃ón – obsolete

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: li‧ngon
  • IPA(key): /liˈŋon/, [lɪˈŋon]

Noun

lingón

  1. looking back (turning of one's face)
  2. (figurative) protective esteem
  3. (figurative) show of gratitude

Derived terms
  • lingunan
  • lingunin
  • lumingon
  • magpalingon-lingon
  • mapalingon
  • paglingon
  • palingon-lingon
  • walang-lingunlikod
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