retrunyir

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Etymology[edit]

From a Vulgar Latin *retronnīre, blend of Latin retinnīre (resound) and tonitrus (thunder).

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retrunyir (first-person singular present retrunyo, first-person singular preterite retrunyí, past participle retrunyit)

  1. (intransitive) to roar, to thunder
    • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 14, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
      A la volta del far retrunyia la veu ronca d'en Batís, martiritzant la seva esclava.
      At the other side of the lighthouse, Batís's hoarse voice roared, tormenting his slave.

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References[edit]

  • “retrunyir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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