rann
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editrann (plural ranns)
- A stanza of Irish poetry.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
- Our greatest living phonetic expert (wild horses shall not drag it from us!) has left no stone unturned in his efforts to delucidate and compare the verse recited and has found it bears a striking resemblance (the italics are ours) to the ranns of ancient Celtic bards.
Anagrams
editCornish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *ɸrasnā. Compare Welsh rhan; Breton rann; Old Irish rann (whence Irish rann, roinn, Scottish Gaelic rann, roinn).
Noun
editrann m (plural rannow)
Pronoun
editrann
Faroese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse rann, from Proto-Germanic *razną.
Noun
editrann n (genitive singular rans, plural rann)
Declension
editn9 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rann | rannið | rann | rannini |
Accusative | rann | rannið | rann | rannini |
Dative | ranni | ranninum | rannum | rannunum |
Genitive | rans | ransins | ranna | rannanna |
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editrann f (genitive singular rannar, plural rannir)
Declension
editDeclension of rann | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | rann | rannin | rannir | rannirnar |
accusative | rann | rannina | rannir | rannirnar |
dative | rann | rannini | rannum | rannunum |
genitive | rannar | rannarinnar | ranna | rannanna |
Etymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editrann
German
editPronunciation
editVerb
editrann
Gothic
editRomanization
editrann
- Romanization of 𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌽
Icelandic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse rann, from Proto-Germanic *razną.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editrann n (genitive singular ranns, nominative plural rönn)
Declension
editDeclension of rann | ||||
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n-s | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | rann | rannið | rönn | rönnin |
accusative | rann | rannið | rönn | rönnin |
dative | ranni | ranninu | rönnum | rönnunum |
genitive | ranns | rannsins | ranna | rannanna |
Etymology 2
editVerb
editrann (strong)
Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Irish rann, rand (“quatrain”).
Noun
editrann m (genitive singular rainn, nominative plural rainn)
Declension
editRelated terms
edit- rannaíocht f (“versification; form of verse”)
- rannaire2 m (“versifier, rhymer”)
- ranntach (“versicular; fond of rhymes”, adjective)
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Irish rann (“part (of a whole); party, side, adherent”).
Noun
editrann m (genitive singular rainn, nominative plural rannta)
- (literary) party, side (in a dispute)
- (literary, in the plural) adherents, partisans, confederates
- (mathematics) partition
Declension
editRelated terms
edit- rannach1 (“apportioning, sharing; open-handed”, adjective)
- rannaire1 m (“food-distributor, carver”)
- rannán m (“(military) division”)
- rannóg f (“section”)
Etymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editrann
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 rann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 rann, rand”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Norwegian Nynorsk
editVerb
editrann
Old Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *ɸrasnā.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrann f (genitive rainne, nominative plural ranna)
- part (of a whole)
Inflection
editFeminine ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | rannL | rainnL | rannaH |
Vocative | rannL | rainnL | rannaH |
Accusative | rainnN | rainnL | rannaH |
Genitive | rainneH | rannL | rannN |
Dative | rainnL | rannaib | rannaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
editDescendants
editMutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
rann also rrann after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
rann 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- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editrann m (genitive singular rainn, plural rannan)
Synonyms
edit- (part): roinn
Derived terms
edit- às na ceithir ranna ruadha (“from all corners of the earth, from all four corners of the world”, literally “from the four red parts”)
- rann-phàirt f (“participle”)
Further reading
edit- Edward Dwelly (1911) “rann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 rann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 rann, rand”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Swedish
editVerb
editrann
- past indicative of rinna
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