adun
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin adūnō. Compare Romanian aduna, adun.
Verb
adun first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative adunã or adune, past participle adunatã or adunate)
- to gather, collect, assemble, bring together
- (reflexive, mi-adun (cu)) to meet
- (reflexive, mi-adun (cu)) to accompany
Synonyms
- (collect): culeg, lixescu
- (meet): mi-aflu, andãmusescu / andamusest, astalj / astayi, stãvrusescu
Related terms
See also
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒdun]
- Hyphenation: adun
Noun
adun
- superessive singular of adu
Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, a- + dūn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑ.duːn/
Adverb
adūn
- down, downward
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- Đā ġesēah hē swymman sċealfran on flōde, and ġelōme doppettan ādūne tō grunde, ēhtende ðearle þǣre ēa fixa.
- Then he saw loons swim in the water, and often dive down toward the bottom, eagerly chasing the fish of the river.
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Descendants
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “a-dún”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Romanian
Verb
adun
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of aduna
Yoruba
Alternative forms
Etymology
From a- (“agent prefix”) + dùn (“to be sweet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.dũ̀/
Noun
adùn
- sweetness, pleasure
- Synonym: oyin
- Something that is sweet or pleasurable
Derived terms
- aládùn
- aláìládùn