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renna

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Corsican

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *hrainaz
Old Norse hreinn
Swedish renbor.
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Old Norse hreinn
Norwegian Nynorsk reinbor.
French rennebor.
Corsican renna

    Borrowed from French renne.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈrɛnːa/
    • Hyphenation: ren‧na

    Noun

    renna f (plural renne)

    1. reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

    References

    • “renna” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

    Faroese

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɹɛnːa/
    • Rhymes: -ɛnːa

    Etymology 1

    Probably from Old Norse renna, yielding also Icelandic renna, Norwegian renne, Swedish ränna, Danish rende; from Proto-Germanic *rannijǭ, Also related to Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐍉 (rinnō), Old High German rinna (both, from *rinnǭ).

    Noun

    renna f (genitive singular rennu, plural rennur)

    1. drain
    Declension
    More information f1, singular ...

    Etymology 2

    From Old Norse renna (1), alteration of earlier rinna, influenced by the weak verb renna (2) (whence Faroese renna (3)).

    Verb

    renna (third person singular past indicative rann, third person plural past indicative runnu, supine runnið)

    1. (of liquid) to flow, run
    2. to melt
    3. to run (move quickly)
    4. (of the sun) to rise, come up
    Conjugation
    More information infinitive, supine ...

    1Only the past participle being declined.

    Etymology 3

    From Old Norse renna (2).

    Verb

    renna (third person singular past indicative rendi, third person plural past indicative rendu, supine rent)

    1. to cause (a liquid) to flow; to pour
    2. to throw out, off balance, etc.
    Conjugation
    More information infinitive, supine ...

    1Only the past participle being declined.

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    Icelandic

    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

    Probably from an Old Norse *renna (from Proto-Germanic *rannijǭ; see Etymology 2 below).

    See also Faroese renna (1), Norwegian Bokmål renne, Swedish ränna, Danish rende. Also related to Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐍉 (rinnō), Old High German rinna (both, from Proto-Germanic *rinnǭ).

    Noun

    renna f (genitive singular rennu, nominative plural rennur)

    1. (archaic) flow, stream
    2. channel, duct
    3. drain
    Declension
    More information singular, plural ...

    Etymology 2

    From Old Norse renna (1), from earlier rinna, from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną; the alteration i > e is due to influence from the weak verb renna (2) (whence Icelandic renna (3)).

    Verb

    renna (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative rann, third-person plural past indicative runnu, supine runnið)

    1. (of liquid) to flow, run
      Saxelfur rennur um Tékkland og Þýskaland. ― The Elbe flows through the Czech Republic and Germany.
    2. (of anything solid) to glide, slide (move over a surface)
      Skeiðin rann eftir endilöngu eldhúsborðinu. ― The spoon slid the whole length of the kitchen table.
    3. (of a person) to slip, slide (lose one’s balance on a slippery surface)
      Kormákur rann á ísnum og lenti á höfðinu. ― Cormac slipped on the ice and fell on his head.
    4. (archaic) to run (move quickly)
    5. to rise, grow
    6. to melt
    Conjugation
    More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
    1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
    More information strong declension (sterk beyging), singular (eintala) ...
    Synonyms

    Etymology 3

    From Old Norse renna (2), from Proto-Germanic *rannijaną. Causative of renna (2).

    Verb

    renna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative renndi, supine rennt)

    1. to cause (a liquid) to flow; to pour [with dative]
    2. to melt [with dative]
    3. to cause (e.g. a horse) to run [with dative]
    4. to slide (something or someone) (across a surface or downhill) [with dative]
    Conjugation
    More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
    1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
    More information strong declension (sterk beyging), singular (eintala) ...
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    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Old Frisian

    Old Norse

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