doon

See also: do-on and Doon

English

Etymology 1

See down.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duːn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːn

Adverb

doon (not comparable)

  1. (Geordie) Down.

Preposition

doon

  1. (Geordie, Scotland) Down.
    • 2023 March 22, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Grand buildings on the list... and lost: Greenock Princes Pier”, in RAIL, number 979, page 52:
      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 'doon the water' at the height of the summer season".

Adjective

doon (not comparable)

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

Etymology 2

    See dun.

    Noun

    doon (plural doons)

    1. Alternative form of dun, an ancient or medieval fortification.

    Anagrams

    Limburgish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Middle Dutch doen

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /doːn/
    • Hyphenation: doon
    • Rhymes: -oːn

    Verb

    doon

    1. to do

    Conjugation

    Montfortian conjugation of doon (irregular)
    non-finite forms infinitive gerund present participle past participle adjective adverb
    (tö) doon 't doon n donendje höbbe gedaon 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
    't gedoons n dooch! dootj! doon! doontj! daonem

    Derived terms

    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)

    1. to do
    2. to put
      Do dat aver dor!
      Just put it in there!
    3. (auxiliary) to cause to, to make; forms causative verbs
    4. (auxiliary, preterite) often used instead of the preterit of weak verbs, with an infinitive.
      Ik dee em en Kado geven!
      I gave him a present!
    5. (auxiliary, preterite) always used in a subordinate clause with wenn, sometimes also with dat.
      So worr dat düüster wenn de Sünn ünnergahn dee
      It became dark when the sun went down!

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of doon (irregular verb)
    infinitive doon
    present preterite
    1st person singular do dee
    2nd person singular deist deest
    3rd person singular deit dee
    plural doot deen
    imperative
    singular do
    plural doot
    present past
    participle doon(d) (ge)daan

    Note: This conjugation is one of many.
    Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

    Manx

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /duːn/

    Etymology 1

    From Old Irish dúnaid, dúinid (“shuts, closes; blocks, obstructs; joins, clasps; closes, ends”).

    Alternative forms

    Verb

    doon (past independent ghoon, future independent doonee, verbal noun dooney, past participle doont)

    1. close, shut
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of doon
    first analytical
    singular plural
    future independent doonym doonmayd doonee
    dependent doonym doonmayd doonee
    relative doonys
    conditional independent doonin doonagh
    dependent doonin doonagh
    past ghoon
    verbal noun dooney
    past participle doont

    Etymology 2

    From Old Irish dún, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”).

    Noun

    doon m (genitive singular doon, plural doonyn)

    1. fort, fastness
      Ta'n doon ard erskyn y valley. ― The fort commands the town.
    2. stronghold, bastion

    Mutation

    Mutation of doon
    radical lenition eclipsis
    doon ghoon noon

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Middle English

    Adjective

    doon

    1. 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)

    1. down
      • 1852-1859, Lady John Scott, “Annie Laurie”, in Scottish 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 me doon and dee.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    Preposition

    doon

    1. down

    Derived terms

    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)

    1. dhoni (traditional sailing vessel)
    Descendants
    • → Jiiddu: doon

    Etymology 2

    Cognate with Rendille doon (“to love”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈdɔ̂ːn/, [ˈd̥ɔ́ɔ̀n]
    • Hyphenation: doon

    Verb

    dòon

    1. (transitive) want, hope, aspire

    References

    • “doon”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012

    Tagalog

    Alternative forms

    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)

    1. 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. See usage note at D / d.

    Derived terms

    See also

    Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
    Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa) Locative (nasa) Existential Manner (gaya ng)
    Near speaker* ari
    iri
    yari**     		nari
    niri
    niyari†     		dini narini
    nandini
    nairi
    naari     		heri
    eri
    ayri     		ganari
    ganiri
    garini
    garni
    gayari†
    Near speaker and listener* ito nito dito narito
    nandito
    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 naroon
    nandoon
    nayon/nayoon**
    nayaon‡     		hayon
    ayon     		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.

    Anagrams

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