ramn

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ramn m (definite singular ramnen, indefinite plural ramner, definite plural ramnene)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by ravn

Norwegian Nynorsk

ramn

Alternative forms

• ravn, rabn, rabm (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse hrafn (often spelled hramn), from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-. Akin to English raven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ramn/

Noun

ramn m (definite singular ramnen, indefinite plural ramnar, definite plural ramnane)

1. a raven, Corvus corax

   Synonyms: korp, krump

   Det sat nokre ramnar på bakken.

   A few ravens sat on the ground.

Related terms

• Ramnegud (kenning for Odin, literally “Raven God”)

Male given names:

• Ramn
• Ramne
• Ramnkjell
• Ramnkjetil
• Ramnstein
• Ramnsvart
• Remning

 

Female given names:

• Ramnhild
• Remna

 

See also

• kra (“caw, crow’s cry”, onomatopoetic)

References

• “ramn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• rampn

Etymology

From Old Norse hrafn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz.

Noun

ramn m

1. raven

Declension

  Declension of ramn (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ramner	ramnrin	ramnar	ramnanir, ramnaner
accusative	ramn	ramnin	ramna	ramnana
dative	ramni, ramne	ramninum, ramnenom	ramnum, ramnom	ramnumin, ramnomen
genitive	ramns	ramnsins	ramna	ramnanna

Descendants

• Swedish: ramn (dialectal)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic рамьнъ (ramĭnŭ).

Noun

ramn m (plural ramni)

1. ground ivy (Crataegus monogyna)

Declension

Declension of ramn

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) ramn	ramnul	(niște) ramni	ramnii
genitive/dative	(unui) ramn	ramnului	(unor) ramni	ramnilor
vocative	ramnule		ramnilor

References

• ramn in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN