"doon" meaning in English

See doon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /duːn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doon.wav
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: See down. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} doon (not comparable)
  1. (Geordie) On a lower level than before; down. Tags: Geordie, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-doon-en-adj-nz9UuRfn Categories (other): Geordie
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: /duːn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doon.wav
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: See down. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} doon (not comparable)
  1. (Geordie) Down. Tags: Geordie, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-doon-en-adv-D0UDVrCM Categories (other): Geordie
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: doons [plural]
Etymology: See dun. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|dun}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} doon (plural doons)
  1. Alternative form of dun, an ancient or medieval fortification. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dun (extra: an ancient or medieval fortification)
    Sense id: en-doon-en-noun-pjaVvoNW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

IPA: /duːn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doon.wav
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: See down. Head templates: {{en-head|prep}} doon
  1. (Geordie, Scotland) Down. Tags: Geordie, Scotland
    Sense id: en-doon-en-prep-D0UDVrCM Categories (other): Geordie, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 7 20 70 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 17 36 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 2 6 6 26 2 2 18 22 6 3 3 3 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 9 26 1 1 21 25 7 2 2 2 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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