muna

See also: muña

Elfdalian

Noun

muna f

1. mother, mama

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *muna, from Proto-Uralic *muna.

Noun

muna (genitive muna, partitive muna)

1. egg
2. (vulgar, in the plural) balls, testicles

Declension

Inflection of muna (ÕS type 17e/kivi, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	muna	munad
accusative	muna	munad
genitive	muna	munade
partitive	muna	mune munasid
illative	munna munasse	munadesse munesse
inessive	munas	munades munes
elative	munast	munadest munest
allative	munale	munadele munele
adessive	munal	munadel munel
ablative	munalt	munadelt munelt
translative	munaks	munadeks muneks
terminative	munani	munadeni
essive	munana	munadena
abessive	munata	munadeta
comitative	munaga	munadega

Derived terms

• kanamuna

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Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *muna, From Proto-Uralic *muna.

Noun

muna

1. egg
2. ovum
3. (vulgar, in the singular) dick (penis)
4. (vulgar, in the plural) balls (testicles)
5. (slang) guts, balls (courage)

   Onko sulla munaa tehdä se?

   Do you have the balls to do it?

6. ovoid (something egg-shaped, used especially in compound terms with a modifier that specifies the material)

Declension

Inflection of muna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		muna	munat
genitive		munan	munien
partitive		munaa	munia
illative		munaan	muniin
		singular	plural
nominative		muna	munat
accusative	nom.	muna	munat
	gen.	munan
genitive		munan	munien munainrare
partitive		munaa	munia
inessive		munassa	munissa
elative		munasta	munista
illative		munaan	muniin
adessive		munalla	munilla
ablative		munalta	munilta
allative		munalle	munille
essive		munana	munina
translative		munaksi	muniksi
instructive		—	munin
abessive		munatta	munitta
comitative		—	munineen

Synonyms

• (balls): pallit
• (hen's egg): kananmuna
• (ovoid): ovoidi

Derived terms

Terms derived from muna

• munakas
• munakokkeli
• munanmuotoinen
• munapää

• munasolu
• munata
• munavoi
• munia

• pääsiäismuna
• suklaamuna
• uppomuna

Etymology 2

Pronoun

muna

1. (colloquial) Essive form of mä.

Synonyms

• (standard language) minuna

Anagrams

• Manu, maun, namu

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Gothic

Romanization

muna

1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌰

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʏːna/
• Rhymes: -ʏːna

Etymology 1

From Old Norse muna, from Proto-Germanic *munaną. Cognate with Faroese muna.

Verb

muna (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative man, third-person singular past indicative mundi, supine munað)

1. (with accusative) to remember

   • Ég man ekki hvað hann heitir.

     I can't remember what his name is.

     Ég man ekki.

     I can't remember.

Etymology 2

Related to munur (“difference”).

Verb

muna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative munaði, supine munað)

1. (impersonal, with dative) to differ (by a certain margin)
2. (impersonal) to make a difference (used with the preposition um + the thing that makes a difference)

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmˠʊnˠə]

Conjunction

muna

1. Alternative form of mura

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *munaną (“to think, consider, remember”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Old English ġemunan, Old Saxon munan, Old High German munan, Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌽 (munan).

Verb

muna (singular past indicative mundi, plural past indicative mundu, past participle munaðr)

1. to remember

Conjugation

Conjugation of muna (preterite-present)

infinitive	muna
present participle	munandi
past participle	munaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	man	munda
2nd-person singular	mant	mundir
3rd-person singular	man	mundi
1st-person plural	munum	mundum
2nd-person plural	munið	munduð
3rd-person plural	muna	mundu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	muna	mynda
2nd-person singular	munir	myndir
3rd-person singular	muni	myndi
1st-person plural	munim	myndim
2nd-person plural	munið	myndið
3rd-person plural	muni	myndi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	mun
1st-person plural	munum
2nd-person plural	munuð

Descendants

• Faroese: muna

• Icelandic: muna

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Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *muna, from Proto-Uralic *muna.

Noun

muna

1. egg

Inflection

Inflection of muna
nominative sing.	muna
genitive sing.	munan
partitive sing.	munad
partitive plur.	munid
	singular	plural
nominative	muna	munad
accusative	munan	munad
genitive	munan	muniden
partitive	munad	munid
essive-instructive	munan	munin
translative	munaks	munikš
inessive	munas	muniš
elative	munaspäi	munišpäi
illative	?	munihe
adessive	munal	munil
ablative	munalpäi	munilpäi
allative	munale	munile
abessive	munata	munita
comitative	munanke	munidenke
prolative	munadme	munidme
approximative I	munanno	munidenno
approximative II	munannoks	munidennoks
egressive	munannopäi	munidennopäi
terminative I	?	munihesai
terminative II	munalesai	munilesai
terminative III	munassai	—
additive I	?	munihepäi
additive II	munalepäi	munilepäi

Derived terms

• munarič
• dubmuna
• häčämuna
• südäimuna

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “яйцо”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *muna, from Proto-Uralic *muna.

Noun

muna (genitive munaa, partitive [please provide])

1. egg

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• maamuna

References

• "muna" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat

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Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *muna, from Proto-Uralic *muna.

Noun

muna (genitive muna, partitive munna)

1. egg

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.