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English[edit]
Contraction[edit]
gunna
- Alternative spelling of gonna
- 1915, George Bronson-Howard, God’s Man,[1] The Bobbs-Merrill Company, page 132,
- “Oh, yes, I can,” answered Pink, “you’re gunna try to make me think you’re stuck on Beau. What you’re gunna give him you was [sic] saving for me. See? I’m jerry.” And he laughed at her encrimsoned face.
- a. 1972, J. R. Simplot, quoted in Neal R. Peirce, The Mountain States of America: People, Politics, and Power in the Eight Rocky Mountain States,[2] W. W. Norton & Company (1972), →ISBN, page 134,
- We have the products here, the raw materials, the know-how to do it. That’s simple, and we’re gunna do it.
- 2007, Mallory Dunn, The Letters,[3] Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 14,
- “Always, Drake. No police officer will ever hold you down.” Myrick looked around. “Man, I hate hospitals. Let’s get out of here. I’m gunna go sign that paper work.” [sic] Myrick turned towards the door as he escaped the pressing moment with his son.
- 1915, George Bronson-Howard, God’s Man,[1] The Bobbs-Merrill Company, page 132,
Anagrams[edit]
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish gunna,[1] from Middle English gunne.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gunna m (genitive singular gunna, nominative plural gunnaí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of gunna
Derived terms[edit]
- aerghunna (“air gun”)
- cró gunna (“bore of gun”)
- deic ghunnaí (“gun deck”)
- gunnadóir (“gunner”)
- gunnán (“revolver”)
- meaisínghunna (“machine gun”)
- púdar gunna (“gunpowder”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gunna | ghunna | ngunna |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gunna”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 67
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gunna”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 388
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gunna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown. Possibly from Byzantine Greek γούνα (goúna), from an unknown Alpine or Balkan language.[1] See Bulgarian гуна (guna) for more.
According to another theory, borrowed from Celtic.[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈɡun.na/, [ˈɡʊnːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡun.na/, [ˈɡunːä]
Noun[edit]
gunna f (genitive gunnae); first declension
- (Late Latin) a kind of leather garment
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | gunna | gunnae |
Genitive | gunnae | gunnārum |
Dative | gunnae | gunnīs |
Accusative | gunnam | gunnās |
Ablative | gunnā | gunnīs |
Vocative | gunna | gunnae |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Klein, Dr. Ernest, A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co., 1971.
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Further reading[edit]
- gunna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish gunna,[1] from Middle English gunne.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gunna m (genitive singular gunna, plural gunnachan)
Derived terms[edit]
- fùdar-gunna (“gunpowder”)
- gunna barraich (“pop gun”)
- gunna caol (“fowling piece”)
- gunna fada (“middle finger”)
- gunna sgailc (“pop gun”)
- gunna-bhiodaig (“gun on which to fix a bayonet”)
- gunna-diollaid (“holster”)
- gunna-glaic (“fusee”)
- gunna-mór (“cannon”)
- gunna-spùt (“syringe”)
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
gunna | ghunna |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gunna”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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