runo

See also: rúno and Rūnõ

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo), from Proto-Germanic *rūnō (“letter, literature, secret”), possibly from Proto-Celtic *rūnā. Compare English rune and Swedish runa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruno/, [ˈruno̞]
• Hyphenation: ru‧no

Noun

runo

1. poem
2. poetry
3. rune (only in the rare sense of a Finnish poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala)

Declension

Inflection of runo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		runo	runot
genitive		runon	runojen
partitive		runoa	runoja
illative		runoon	runoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		runo	runot
accusative	nom.	runo	runot
	gen.	runon
genitive		runon	runojen
partitive		runoa	runoja
inessive		runossa	runoissa
elative		runosta	runoista
illative		runoon	runoihin
adessive		runolla	runoilla
ablative		runolta	runoilta
allative		runolle	runoille
essive		runona	runoina
translative		runoksi	runoiksi
abessive		runotta	runoitta
instructive		—	runoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of runo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative runoni runoni accusative nom. runoni runoni gen. runoni genitive runoni runojeni partitive runoani runojani inessive runossani runoissani elative runostani runoistani illative runooni runoihini adessive runollani runoillani ablative runoltani runoiltani allative runolleni runoilleni essive runonani runoinani translative runokseni runoikseni abessive runottani runoittani instructive — — comitative — runoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative runosi runosi accusative nom. runosi runosi gen. runosi genitive runosi runojesi partitive runoasi runojasi inessive runossasi runoissasi elative runostasi runoistasi illative runoosi runoihisi adessive runollasi runoillasi ablative runoltasi runoiltasi allative runollesi runoillesi essive runonasi runoinasi translative runoksesi runoiksesi abessive runottasi runoittasi instructive — — comitative — runoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative runomme runomme accusative nom. runomme runomme gen. runomme genitive runomme runojemme partitive runoamme runojamme inessive runossamme runoissamme elative runostamme runoistamme illative runoomme runoihimme adessive runollamme runoillamme ablative runoltamme runoiltamme allative runollemme runoillemme essive runonamme runoinamme translative runoksemme runoiksemme abessive runottamme runoittamme instructive — — comitative — runoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative runonne runonne accusative nom. runonne runonne gen. runonne genitive runonne runojenne partitive runoanne runojanne inessive runossanne runoissanne elative runostanne runoistanne illative runoonne runoihinne adessive runollanne runoillanne ablative runoltanne runoiltanne allative runollenne runoillenne essive runonanne runoinanne translative runoksenne runoiksenne abessive runottanne runoittanne instructive — — comitative — runoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative runonsa runonsa accusative nom. runonsa runonsa gen. runonsa genitive runonsa runojensa partitive runoaan runoansa runojaan runojansa inessive runossaan runossansa runoissaan runoissansa elative runostaan runostansa runoistaan runoistansa illative runoonsa runoihinsa adessive runollaan runollansa runoillaan runoillansa ablative runoltaan runoltansa runoiltaan runoiltansa allative runolleen runollensa runoilleen runoillensa essive runonaan runonansa runoinaan runoinansa translative runokseen runoksensa runoikseen runoiksensa abessive runottaan runottansa runoittaan runoittansa instructive — — comitative — runoineen runoinensa

Derived terms

• runoilla
• runollinen
• runous

Anagrams

• noru, ruon

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *runo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.nɔ/

Noun

runo n

1. fleece
2. undergrowth (in a forest)

Declension

Declension of runo

	singular	plural
nominative	runo	runa
genitive	runa	run
dative	runu	runom
accusative	runo	runa
instrumental	runem	runami
locative	runie	runach
vocative	runo	runa

Noun

runo f

1. locative singular of runa

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *runo.

Noun

rȗno n (Cyrillic spelling ру̑но)

1. fleece

Declension

Declension of runo

	singular	plural
nominative	runo	runa
genitive	runa	runa
dative	runu	runima
accusative	runo	runa
vocative	runo	runa
locative	runu	runima
instrumental	runom	runima

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *runo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rùːnɔ/, /rúːnɔ/

Noun

rūno n

1. fleece

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Neuter, hard
nominative	rúno
genitive	rúna
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	rúno
genitive (rodȋlnik)	rúna
dative (dajȃlnik)	rúnu
accusative (tožȋlnik)	rúno
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	rúnu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	rúnom

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Spanish

Etymology

From runa (“rune”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruno/ [ˈru.no]

Adjective

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

1. (obsolete) runic

   Synonym: rúnico

Further reading

• “runo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Veps

Etymology

Related to Finnish runo.

Noun

runo

1. poem
2. rune (Finnic poem)

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “руна, стихотворение”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika