reun

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch ruin (gelding) and reu (male dog).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

reun (plural reuns, diminutive reuntjie)

  1. gelding, castrated male horse
  2. male dog

Cornish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Cognate with Breton reunig, Irish rón, Scottish Gaelic ròn, Manx raun.

Noun[edit]

reun m (plural reunes or reunyon)

  1. seal (animal)

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

reun

  1. Soft mutation of greun (grain).

Ludian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *rëuna, borrowed from Baltic. Cognates include Finnish reuna.

Noun[edit]

reun

  1. rim

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

reun m (plural reuns)

  1. (Guernsey) space, room