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лоно

/[ˈɫɔno]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    poeticbosom, lap
  2. 2.
    poeticinterior, nucleus, inner circle (of an institution or practice)
    • църковно лоно

      cǎrkovno lonoinner circle of the Church

Synonyms & related words

Related words (4)
  • легло́
  • ло́жа
  • ло́же
  • ло́нец

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lono, of unclear origin. Perhaps from (obsolete) лог (log, “post, seat”) + -сно (-sno) (in Slavic *-g-sno > *-xno > *-no), related to Proto-Slavic *ložesno (“womb”).

Forms

  • ло́ноcanonical • neuter
  • lónoromanization
  • ло́ноindefinite • singular
  • ло́наindefinite • plural
  • ло́нотоdefinite • singular
  • ло́натаdefinite • plural

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