adun

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• adunu

Etymology

From Latin adūnō. Compare Romanian aduna, adun.

Verb

adun (third-person singular adunã or adune, participle adunatã or adunate)

1. to gather, collect, assemble, bring together
2. (reflexive, mi-adun (cu)) to meet
3. (reflexive, mi-adun (cu)) to accompany

Conjugation

Conjugation of adun

long infinitive				adunari, adunare
gerund				adunãnda
past participle				adunatã
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	adun, adunu	adunj	adunã	adunãm, adunãmu	adunats, adunatsã, adunatsi	adunã
	imperfect	adunam	adunai	aduna	adunam	adunats, adunatsi	aduna
	simple perfect	adunai	adunash, adunashi	adunã	adunãm	adunat	adunarã
conditional	present	s-adunarim	s-adunari, s-adunarishi	s-adunari, s-adunare	s-adunarim	s-adunarit	s-adunari, s-adunare
subjunctive	present	s-adun, s-adunu	s-adunj	s-aduni, s-adune	s-adunãm, s-adunãmu	s-adunats, s-adunatsã, s-adunatsi	s-aduni, s-adune
imperative	present	—	adunã	—	—	adunats, adunatsã, adunatsi	—

Synonyms

• (collect): culeg, lixescu
• (meet): mi-aflu, andãmusescu / andamusest, astalj / astayi, stãvrusescu

Related terms

• adunari / adunare
• adunat
• niadunat
• niadunatã / niadunate

See also

• leg

Hungarian

Etymology

adu +‎ -n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒdun]
• Hyphenation: adun

Noun

adun

1. superessive singular of adu

Old English

Alternative forms

• adūne

Etymology

From ofdūne. By surface analysis, a- +‎ dūn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.duːn/

Adverb

adūn

1. down, downward
   • c. 989–992 CE, Ælfric of Eynsham, edited and translated by Benjamin Thorpe, F.S.A., The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church, volume II, London: Richard and John E. Taylor, published 1846, page 516:

     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.

2. in a lower place, in a low position, down, below

Descendants

• Middle English: adoun, adune, adun
  • English: adown
  • Scots: adoon, adoun, adown

Further reading

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “a-dún”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Romanian

Verb

adun

1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of aduna

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ادُن

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ dùn (“to be sweet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.dũ̀/

Noun

adùn

1. sweetness, pleasure

   Synonym: oyin

2. Something that is sweet or pleasurable

Derived terms

• aládùn
• aláìládùn