rún
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse rún, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo), from Proto-Germanic *rūnō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rún f (genitive singular rúnar, plural rúnir)
Declension edit
Declension of rún | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | rún | rúnin | rúnir | rúnirnar |
accusative | rún | rúnina | rúnir | rúnirnar |
dative | rún | rúnini | rúnum | rúnunum |
genitive | rúnar | rúnarinnar | rúna | rúnanna |
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse rún (“secret; rune”), from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo), from Proto-Germanic *rūnō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rún f (genitive singular rúnar, nominative plural rúnir)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- ?Úlfrún f
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish rún (“mystery, secret”)[1] (whence also Scottish Gaelic rùn, Manx roon), from Proto-Celtic *rūnā. Cognate with Welsh rhin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rún m (genitive singular rúin, nominative plural rúin)
- mystery
- secret
- secret intention, purpose
- secret disposition; (evil) design
- (formal) resolution
- love, affection
- loved one; dear one, friend
- term of endearment
- A rún mo chroí! ― My darling!
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- cara rúin (“confidant”)
- dea-rún (“good intention”)
- faoi rún (“in confidence”)
- margadh rúin (“sweetheart deal”)
- rún buíochais (“vote of thanks”)
- rún cáinte (“vote of censure”)
- rún ceilge (“treacherous intent, plot”)
- rún diaga (“divine mystery”)
- rún díoltais (“design of vengeance”)
- rún gadaí (“malicious intent of thief”)
- rúnach (“runic; secret, mysterious”)
- rúnach (“darling, sweetheart”)
- rúnaí
- rúnchara (“confidant”)
- rúnda
- rúndaingean (“strong-minded, resolute”)
- rúndiamhair (“mystical, mysterious”)
- rúndiamhair (“(religious) mystery”)
- rúnmhar (“close, secretive”)
- scéal rúin
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 rún”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 86
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rún”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “rún” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “rún” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 犉
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瞤/𥆧
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *rūnā. Cognate with Welsh rhin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rún f (genitive rúine, nominative plural rúna)
- mystery, secret
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 13a12
- Má beid ní di rúnaib do·théi ar menmuin ind ḟir bíis inna ṡuidiu et ad·reig.
- If there are any of the mysteries that may come upon the mind of the man who is sitting, and he rises.
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 27c22
- Is airi am cimbid-se hóre no·pridchim in rúin sin.
- It is for that reason that I am a captive, because I preach that mystery.
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 13a12
Declension edit
Feminine ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | rúnL | rúinL | rúnaH |
Vocative | rúnL | rúinL | rúnaH |
Accusative | rúinN | rúinL | rúnaH |
Genitive | rúineH | rúnL | rúnN |
Dative | rúinL | rúnaib | rúnaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
rún also rrún after a proclitic |
rún pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 rún”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo), from Proto-Germanic *rūnō, whence also Old English rūn (“secret, runic letter”), Old Saxon rūna (Middle Low German rūne (“whisper”)), Middle High German rūne (“whisper”), Gothic 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰 (rūna, “secret”). Or from the Proto-Indo-European *rewH- (“dig”, a root). Compare German Rune and Swedish runa.
Noun edit
rún f (genitive rúnar, plural rúnar or rúnir)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- sigrún (“victory rune”)
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: rún f
- Faroese: rún f
- Norwegian Nynorsk: run f, runer f pl (← rúnir); (dialectal) rón f, rjón n
- Old Swedish: rūn, rūna
- Swedish: runa c or f
- Old Danish: rune
References edit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam form of rốn (“navel”)
- Chuồn chuồn cắn rún biết bơi. (Popular myth among children in Vietnam)
- If you let a dragonfly bite your belly button, you would know who to swim.