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doon

See also:do-on,andDoon

English

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Etymology 1

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Seedown.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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doon(notcomparable)

  1. (Geordie)Down.

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doon

  1. (Geordie,Scotland)Down.
    • 2023March 22, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Grand buildings on the list... and lost: Greenock Princes Pier”, inRAIL,number979,page52:
      This "impressive" 1893 James Miller railway terminus was, according to Canmore, "designed in a grand style in order to cope with the large volume of holidaymakers arriving from Glasgow to travel 'doonthe water' at the height of the summer season ".

Adjective

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doon(notcomparable)

  1. (Geordie)On a lower level than before;down.

Etymology 2

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Seedun.

Noun

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doon(pluraldoons)

  1. Alternative form ofdun,an ancient or medieval fortification.

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Limburgish

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Dutchdoen

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Verb

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doon

  1. todo

Conjugation

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Montfortian conjugation ofdoon(irregular)
non-finite forms infinitive gerund present participle past participle adjective adverb
(tö)doon 'tdoonn donendje höbbegedaon gedaon,gedaone,gedaoner,gedaones gedäöndjelik
number & tense verb-second order verb-first order
present past subjunctive present past subjunctive
first person singular doon di-j daon doon di-j daon
second person singular deis di-js daons deis di-js daons
third person singular deitj di-j daontj deitj'r di-j daontj'r
first person plural doon di-jje daone doontj di-jtj daontj
second person plural doontj di-j daontj doontj di-j,di-jtj daontj
third person plural doon di-jje daone doon di-jje daone
other forms noun imperative singular impolite imperative singular polite imperative dual imperative plural inclusive
'tgedoonsn dooch! dootj! doon! doontj! daonem

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Low German

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Low Germandôn.CompareDutchdoen,West Frisiandwaan,Englishdo,Germantun.

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Verb

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doon(third-person singular simple presentdeit,past tensedee,past participledaan,auxiliary verbhebben)

  1. todo
  2. toput
    Dodat aver dor!
    Justputit in there!
  3. (auxiliary)tocauseto, tomake;formscausativeverbs
  4. (auxiliary,preterite)often used instead of the preterit of weak verbs, with an infinitive.
    Ikdeeem en Kado geven!
    Igavehim a present!
  5. (auxiliary,preterite)always used in a subordinate clause withwenn,sometimes also withdat.
    So worr dat düüsterwennde Sünn ünnergahndee
    It became darkwhenthe sunwent down!

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofdoon(irregular verb)
infinitive doon
indicative present preterite
1st personsingular do dee
2nd personsingular deist deest
3rd personsingular deit dee
plural doot deen
imperative present —
singular do
plural doot
participle present past
doon daan
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Manx

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Irishdúnaid,dúinid(“shuts, closes; blocks, obstructs; joins, clasps; closes, ends”).

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Verb

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doon(pastghoon,future independentdoonee,verbal noundooney,past participledoont)

  1. close,shut

Etymology 2

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FromOld Irishdún,fromProto-Celtic*dūnom(“stronghold”).

Noun

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doonm(genitive singulardoon,pluraldoonyn)

  1. fort,fastness
    Ta'ndoonard erskyn y valley.―Thefortcommands the town.
  2. stronghold,bastion

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
doon ghoon noon
Note:Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle English

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Adjective

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doon

  1. done

Scots

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Etymology

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FromOld Englishdūne,aphetic form ofadūne,fromofdūne(“off the hill”).

Adverb

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doon(comparativemairdoon,superlativemaistdoon)

  1. down
    • 1852-1859,Lady John Scott (lyrics and music), “Annie Laurie”, inScottish Songs‎[1]:
      / Maxwelton braes are bonnie, / Where early fa's the dew, / And its there that Annie Laurie, / Gie'd me her promise true / Gie'd me her promise true, / Which ne'er forgot shall be, / And for bonnie Annie Laurie / I'd lay medoonand dee.
      (pleaseadd an English translationof this quotation)

Preposition

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doon

  1. down

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Somali

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Verb

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doon

  1. want,hope,aspire
    shaqo oroddoon―toaspireto work

Tagalog

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Etymology

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The latter half of the word is possibly related toiyonoryaon.See alsoniyon/noon,ganoon/gayon,dito,diyan,niyan,nito,and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns. Meanwhile, the former half is possibly related toMalaydiandIndonesiandias a likely cognate.

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Adverb

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doón(Baybayin spellingᜇᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

  1. yonder;there(far from both the speaker and the person addressed)

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  • When the preceding word ends with a vowel,⟨w⟩,or⟨y⟩,roonis used instead, but the distinction isn't always made. Other words with this phenomenon includedito,diyan,daw,anddin.

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Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa) Locative (nasa) Existential Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker* ari/are,iri/ire/idi,yari** nari/nare,niri/nire/nidi,niyari† dini/dine nandini,narini,nairi/naidi,naari ere/eri,here/heri,ayri ganari,ganiri,garini(garni),gayari†
Near speaker and listener* ito nito dito nandito,narito,naito** heto,eto,ayto† ganito,garito(garto)**
Near listener iyan,yaan niyan diyan/diyaan nandiyan/nandiyaan,nariyan(naryan),nayan/nayaan**,naiyan‡ hayan,ayan ganiyan(ganyan),gay-an**,gariyan**
Remote iyon,yoon,yaon† niyon,noon,niyaon† doon nandoon,naron/naroon**,nayon/nayoon**,nayaon‡ hayon/hayun,ayon/ayun ganoon,gayon,gay-on,gayoon‡,garoon‡
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else.
**These pronouns are used in some dialects.
†These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature.
‡Rare in text.

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