doon

== English == === Etymology 1 === See down. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /duːn/ Rhymes: -uːn ==== Adverb ==== doon (not comparable) (Geordie) Down. ==== Preposition ==== doon (Geordie, Scotland) Down. ==== Adjective ==== doon (not comparable) (Geordie) On a lower level than before; down. === Etymology 2 === See dun. ==== Noun ==== doon (plural doons) Alternative form of dun, an ancient or medieval fortification. === Anagrams === Ondo, dono == Limburgish == === Alternative forms === doen (some dialects, Maastrichtian) doeë (Southeast Limburgish, Voeren) doëne, doë (Eupen) duon (Krefeld) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch doen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /doːn/ Hyphenation: doon Rhymes: -oːn === Verb === doon to do ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== euverdoon, óppernuuj doon euverdoonder == Low German == === Etymology === From Middle Low German dôn. Compare Dutch doen, West Frisian dwaan, English do, German tun. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /doːn/, [doːn], (coastal) [doʊ̯n] === Verb === doon (third-person singular simple present deit or (Westphalian) dööt, past tense dee or dä, past participle daan or daon, auxiliary verb hebben) to do to put (auxiliary) to cause to, to make; forms causative verbs (auxiliary, preterite) often used instead of the preterit of weak verbs, with an infinitive. (auxiliary, preterite) always used in a subordinate clause with wenn, sometimes also with dat. ==== Conjugation ==== == Manx == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /duːn/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish dúnaid, dúinid (“shuts, closes; blocks, obstructs; joins, clasps; closes, ends”). ==== Alternative forms ==== dooin ==== Verb ==== doon (past independent ghoon, future independent doonee, verbal noun dooney, past participle doont) close, shut ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Irish dún, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”). ==== Noun ==== doon m (genitive singular doon, plural doonyn) fort, fastness Ta'n doon ard erskyn y valley. ― The fort commands the town. stronghold, bastion === Mutation === == Middle English == === Adjective === doon done == Scots == === Etymology === From Old English dūne, aphetic form of adūne, from of dūne (“off the hill”). === Adverb === doon (comparative mair doon, superlative maist doon) down === Preposition === doon down ==== Derived terms ==== adoon doon the stair == Somali == === Alternative forms === doonni === Etymology 1 === From earlier doonni, ultimately from Tamil தோணி (tōṇi). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈdɞ́ːn/, [ˈd̥ɞ̄ɞ́n] Hyphenation: doon ==== Noun ==== dö́ön f (plural doonyo m) dhoni (traditional sailing vessel) ===== Descendants ===== → Jiiddu: doon === Etymology 2 === Cognate with Rendille doon (“to love”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈdɔ̂ːn/, [ˈd̥ɔ́ɔ̀n] Hyphenation: doon ==== Verb ==== dòon (transitive) want, hope, aspire ===== Inflection ===== === References === “doon”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012 == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === do'n, don, dun roon, ruon ro'n, ron, run === Etymology === The latter half of the word is possibly related to iyon or yaon. See also niyon / noon, ganoon / gayon, dito, diyan, niyan, nito, and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns. Meanwhile, the former half is possibly related to Malay di and Indonesian di as a likely cognate. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /doˈʔon/ [d̪oˈʔon̪], (colloquial) /ˈdon/ [ˈd̪on̪] Rhymes: -on Syllabification: do‧on, doon (dialectal, Batangas, alternative) IPA(key): /ˈdoʔon/ [ˈd̪oː.ʔon̪] Rhymes: -oʔon Syllabification: do‧on === Adverb === doón (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜂᜈ᜔) yonder; there (far from both the speaker and the person addressed) ==== Usage notes ==== When the preceding word ends with a vowel, ⟨w⟩, or ⟨y⟩, roon is used instead, but the distinction isn't always made. Other words with this phenomenon include dito, diyan, daw, and din. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === nood