retrunyir

Catalan

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *retronnīre, blend of Latin retinnīre (“resound”) and tonitrus (“thunder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.tɾuˈɲi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.tɾuˈɲiɾ]
• Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

Verb

retrunyir (first-person singular present retrunyo, first-person singular preterite retrunyí, past participle retrunyit)

1. (intransitive) to roar, to thunder
   • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 14, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

     A la volta del far retrunyia la veu ronca d'en Batís, martiritzant la seva esclava.

     At the other side of the lighthouse, Batís's hoarse voice roared, tormenting his slave.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of retrunyir (third conjugation, without -eix-)

infinitive			retrunyir
gerund			retrunyint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		retrunyit		retrunyida
		plural		retrunyits		retrunyides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	retrunyo	retrunys	retruny	retrunyim	retrunyiu	retrunyen
	imperfect	retrunyia	retrunyies	retrunyia	retrunyíem	retrunyíeu	retrunyien
	future	retrunyiré	retrunyiràs	retrunyirà	retrunyirem	retrunyireu	retrunyiran
	preterite	retrunyí	retrunyires	retrunyí	retrunyírem	retrunyíreu	retrunyiren
	conditional	retrunyiria	retrunyiries	retrunyiria	retrunyiríem	retrunyiríeu	retrunyirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	retrunyi	retrunyis	retrunyi	retrunyim	retrunyiu	retrunyin
	imperfect	retrunyís	retrunyissis	retrunyís	retrunyíssim	retrunyíssiu	retrunyissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	retruny	retrunyi	retrunyim	retrunyiu	retrunyin
	negative (no)	—	no retrunyis	no retrunyi	no retrunyim	no retrunyiu	no retrunyin

Derived terms

• retruny
• retrunyiment

References

• “retrunyir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

• “retrunyir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.