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reun

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch ruin (“gelding”) and reu (“male dog”).

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Noun edit

reun (plural reuns, diminutive reuntjie)

  1. gelding, castrated male horse
  2. male dog

Cornish edit

Etymology 1 edit

Cognate with Breton reunig, Irish rón, Scottish Gaelic ròn, Manx raun.

Noun edit

reun m (plural reunes or reunyon)

  1. seal (animal)

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

reun

  1. Soft mutation of greun (“grain”).

Ludian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *rëuna, borrowed from Baltic. Cognates include Finnish reuna.

Noun edit

reun

  1. rim

Norman edit

Etymology edit

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Noun edit

reun m (plural reuns)

  1. (Guernsey) space, room
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