runa

See also runā

Gothic

Romanization

rūna

1. See 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰

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Italian

Noun

runa f (plural rune)

1. rune

Related terms

• runico

Anagrams

• urna

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Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *reu-, *ru-, imitative of speech sounds (from which also Latvian rūkt (“to roar, growl, snarl”)), with a suffix *-nā. Cognates include Old Irish run, Gothic 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰 (rūna, “secret, mystery”) (i.e., that which is said as a secret), Old English rūn, Old Saxon rūna, Middle Low German rūne (“mysterious whisper; runic character”), Old Norse rȳna (“to talk secretly”), Old English rūnian (“to whisper; to plot, conspire”), Old High German rūnēn, German raunen (“to whisper”). Latvian runa probably also meant originally “solemn speech” (maybe “mystic ritual”?); still in the 17-19th centuries it was often used to indicate some special kind of communication (e.g., runas dot “to give advice”, lit. “to give talk”, or runas diena “council meeting”, lit. “talking day”).

Noun

runa f, 4th declension

1. speech, speaking, talking (articulated production of language)

   runas spēja, iemaņas, traucējumi — speech ability, skills, disorders

   runas orgāni, aparāts — speech organs, apparatus

   iekšēja runa — internal speech, internal monologue

   ātra runa — fast speech; a quick question

   izteiksmīga runa — expressive speech

   runas veids — way, style of speaking

   bērnu runa — children's talk

2. talk, words (what is said by someone)

   par ko ir runa? — what (are you) talking about?

   par to nevar būt ne runas — about that there can be no talk, it is out of the question

   ticēt glaimu runām — to believe flattering words

   runas apklusa — the talking (= people) became silent

3. speech (a spoken text, often delivered in public)

   runas māksla — the art of speech, oratory

   oratora runa — the speaker's talk

   apsveikuma runa — welcome speech

   teikt runu, uzstāties ar runu — to deliver a speech

   publiskā runa — public speech

   galda runa — table, banquet speech, after-dinner speech

4. (grammar) speech (direct or indirect presentation of someone's words)

   tiešā, netiešā runa — direct, indirect speech

5. (chiefly in the plural) rumor, gossip, idle talk

   tukšas runas — empty rumors

   kaimiņu runas — neighbors' talk

   zināt no ļaužu runām — to know from people's talk, by hearsay

   neklausīties ļaužu runās — don't listen to people's talk

Declension

declension of runa

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	runa	runas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	runu	runas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	runas	runu
dative (datīvs)	runai	runām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	runu	runām
locative (lokatīvs)	runā	runās
vocative (vokatīvs)	runa	runas

Derived terms

• aizruna
• ieruna
• noruna
• paruna
• runīgs, runīgums, runība
• runāt
• saruna

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Mapudungun

Noun

runa (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. a handful

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈruːna/

Noun

rūna f

1. nominative plural of rūn
2. accusative plural of rūn

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈruna/

Noun

runa

1. genitive singular of runo
2. nominative plural of runo
3. accusative plural of runo
4. vocative plural of runo

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Portuguese

Wikipedia ^pt

runas

Etymology

From French rune, from Gothic 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰 (rūna), from Old Norse rún, rúnar (“secret, rune”), from Proto-Germanic *rūnō.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁu.nɐ/

Noun

runa f (plural runas)

1. rune

Related terms

• rúnico

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Quechua

Noun

runa (plural: runakuna)

1. man, person

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈru.na/, X-SAMPA: /"ru.na/

Wikipedia ^es

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Norse rún, rúnar (“secret, rune”), from Proto-Germanic *rūnō.

Noun

runa f (plural runas)

1. rune

Derived terms

• rúnico
• runo

Etymology 2

From Quechua runa (“man”).

Noun

runa m (plural runas)

1. (colloquial, in Quechua communities) man

Etymology 3

inflected form of runo

Adjective

runa f (masculine runo, feminine plural runas, masculine plural runos)

1. feminine form of runo

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Swedish

Noun

runa c

1. a rune, a letter of the runic alphabet

Declension

Declension of runa

	singular		plural
common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	runa	runan	runor	runorna
genitive	runas	runans	runors	runornas

Related terms

• runalfabet
• runinskrift
• runrad
• runristare