arna

See also: -arna, aRNA, Arna, árna, Árna, and -árna

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈar.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈaɾ.na]

Etymology 1

(beehive): arna

Probably from Proto-Celtic *arona (“ring” or “wheel”) due to these structures first being built in a cylindrical form from woven wood or vegetation.

Noun

arna f (plural arnes)

1. beehive

   Synonyms: buc, casera, rusc

2. Synonym of arnot

Holonyms

• (beehive): apiari

Derived terms

• arnot

Etymology 2

Unknown origin, but possibly cognate to Basque arr (“worm, insect”).

Noun

arna f (plural arnes)

1. moth

Cognates

• Occitan: arna

See also

• eruga (“caterpillar”)
• papallona (“butterfly”)

Etymology 3

Possibly the same origin as Etymology 2 above, but also possibly by refactoring of sarna (“scabies”) as s’ + arna.

Noun

arna f (plural arnes)

1. (Mallorca) dandruff

   Synonym: caspa

Further reading

• “arna” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “arna”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “arna” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “arna” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Etymology

Probably from a , from Proto-Celtic *arona (“ring” or “wheel”) due to the cylindrical shape around the trunk of a tree.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾna̝/

Noun

arna f (plural arnas)

1. bark (the exterior covering of the trunk of a tree, notably when thick and old)

   Synonyms: arneca, arnela, casca, cortiza

2. a round, large section of bark

Derived terms

• arnal (“harsh; large”)
• arneca (“bark”)
• arneiro (“barnacles”)
• arneirón (“barnacles”)
• arnela (“bark”)
• arneste (“barnacles”)

 

References

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• “arna” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Icelandic

Noun

1. indefinite genitive plural of örn

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Irish

Etymology

From ar (“on, upon”) + a (“his, her, their”).

Preposition

arna

1. Only used in arna mhárach

Contraction

arna

1. used with a verbal noun to indicate completion of an action and its direct object

   ‘upon his/its’ / ‘when he/it’ (triggers lenition): arna shailleadh ― upon its being salted, when it had been salted

   ‘upon her/its’ / ‘when she/it’ (triggers h-prothesis): arna hinsint ― upon its being told, when it had been told

   ‘upon their’ / ‘when they’ (triggers eclipsis): arna ndearbhú i gcruatan ― upon their being tested in hardship, when they were tested in hardship

2. used to form the equivalent of a past participle that agrees with a third-person subject

   masculine singular agreement triggers lenition: arna chur in eagar ag ― edited by (of something masculine)

   feminine singular agreement triggers h-prothesis: arna hoscailt ― (being) opened (of something feminine)

   plural agreement triggers eclipsis: arna bhfoilsiú ag ― published by (of something plural)

Related terms

• arnár

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “arna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “arna”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “arna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Occitan

Alternative forms

• arda, arla (Gascon)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈarno/

Noun

arna f (plural arnas)

1. moth
2. (Attagenus pellio) fur beetle, carpet beetle

Synonyms

• [2]: cuca, darna, tenha

Cognates

• Catalan: arna

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈarna/

Pronoun

arna

1. first-person singular of ar