renna

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Corsican

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Una renna.

Etymology

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Borrowed from French renne, borrowed from a North Germanic language, from Old Norse hreinn. Cognates include Italian renna and Portuguese rena.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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renna f (plural renne)

  1. reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

References

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

Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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renna f (genitive singular rennu, plural rennur)

  1. drain
Declension
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Declension of renna
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative renna rennan rennur rennurnar
accusative rennu rennuna rennur rennurnar
dative rennu rennuni rennum rennunum
genitive rennu rennunnar renna rennanna

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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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
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Conjugation of renna (group v-48)
infinitive renna
supine runnið
participle (a34)1 rennandi runnin
present past
first singular renni rann
second singular rennur ranst
third singular rennur rann
plural renna runnu
imperative
singular renn!
plural rennið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 3

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From Old Norse renna (2).

Verb

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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
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Conjugation of renna (group v-8)
infinitive renna
supine rent
participle (a7)1 rennandi rendur
present past
first singular renni rendi
second singular rennir rendi
third singular rennir rendi
plural renna rendu
imperative
singular renna!
plural rennið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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renna f (genitive singular rennu, nominative plural rennur)

  1. (archaic) flow, stream
  2. channel, duct
  3. drain
Declension
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    Declension of renna
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative renna rennan rennur rennurnar
accusative rennu rennuna rennur rennurnar
dative rennu rennunni rennum rennunum
genitive rennu rennunnar renna rennanna

Etymology 2

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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

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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
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Etymology 3

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

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, with dative) to cause (a liquid) to flow; to pour
  2. (transitive, with dative) to melt
  3. (transitive, with dative) to cause (e.g. a horse) to run
  4. (transitive, with dative) to slide (something or someone) (across a surface or downhill)
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Italian

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Etymology

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From French renne, from Icelandic hreinn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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renna f (plural renne)

  1. reindeer
    Synonym: caribù

Madurese

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Romanization

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renna

  1. Romanization of ꦉꦤ꧀ꦤ

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse renna (1), earlier rinna.

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Verb

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renna (present tense renn, past tense rann, supine runne, past participle runnen, present participle rennande, imperative renn)

  1. to run (of liquids), flow

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse renna (2).

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Verb

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renna (present tense renner, past tense rende or rente, past participle rent, present participle rennande, imperative renn)

  1. to cause (something or someone) to run, flow
  2. to run
  3. to move using skis, skates, sleds or similar

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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renna n

  1. definite plural of renn

References

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Old Frisian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *rinnaną (to run, to flow), *rannijaną (to cause to run).

Verb

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renna

  1. to run

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Saterland Frisian: rinne
  • West Frisian: rinne

Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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Alteration of earlier rinna, influenced by renna (2).

Verb

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renna

  1. (Old West Norse) Alternative form of rinna.

Etymology 2

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Causative of rinna, from Proto-Germanic *rannijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon rennian, Old High German rennen.

Verb

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renna

  1. (transitive) to cause (a liquid) to flow; to pour
  2. (transitive) to melt (something)
Descendants
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References

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  • renna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press