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)

  1. rune
  2. (in the plural: rúnir) magic

Declension edit

Declension of rún
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

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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)

  1. rune
  2. magical symbol
  3. (archaic or poetic) secret wisdom
  4. (obsolete) female confidant
    Synonym: rúna

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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.

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Noun edit

rún m (genitive singular rúin, nominative plural rúin)

  1. mystery
  2. secret
  3. secret intention, purpose
  4. secret disposition; (evil) design
  5. (formal) resolution
  6. love, affection
  7. loved one; dear one, friend
  8. term of endearment
    A rún mo chroí!My darling!

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References edit

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 rún”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 86

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Mandarin edit

Romanization edit

rún (run2, Zhuyin ㄖㄨㄣˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 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)

  1. 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.

Declension edit

Feminine ā-stem
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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Irish: rún
  • Scottish Gaelic: rùn
  • Manx: roon

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
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

Old Norse edit

 
photograph of the inscription on the Einang stone, which may be the oldest attestation of this word

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)

  1. secret
  2. rune

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Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

rún (𦠆)

  1. 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.

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