unna

See also: unná, uṇṇa, uṇṇā, una, and Unna

Faroese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną. Cognate with Icelandic unna, Danish unde, Norwegian unne, related to Danish yndig, ynde, gunst, Swedish verb gynna, German gönnen, Dutch verb gunnen.

Verb

unna (third person singular past indicative unti, third person plural past indicative untu, supine unt)
unna (third person singular past indicative unnaði, third person plural past indicative unnaðu, supine unnað)

1. to grant, allow (someone else a benefit, without begrudging this)

Conjugation

Conjugation of unna (group v-9)

infinitive	unna
supine	unt
	present	past
first singular	unni	unti
second singular	unnir	unti
third singular	unnir	unti
plural	unna	untu
participle (a5)1	unnandi	untur
	imperative
singular	unn!
plural	unnið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Conjugation of unna (group v-30)

infinitive	unna
supine	unnað
	present	past
first singular	unni	unnaði
second singular	unnar	unnaði
third singular	unnar	unnaði
plural	unna	unnaðu
participle (a6)1	unnandi	unnaður
	imperative
singular	unna!
plural	unnið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Related terms

• ynna
• øvund

Further reading

• "unna" at Sprotin.fo

Hungarian

Etymology

un +‎ -na

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈunːɒ]
• Hyphenation: un‧na

Verb

unna

1. third-person singular conditional present indefinite of un

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʏn(ː)a]
• Rhymes: -ʏnːa

Verb

unna (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative ann, third-person singular past indicative unni, supine unnað)

1. to love

   Synonym: elska

Conjugation

unna – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að unna
supine sagnbót		unnað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		unnandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	ann	unni		unni	ynni
	þú	annt	unnir		unnir	ynnir
	hann, hún, það	ann	unni		unni	ynni
plural	við	unnum	unnum		unnum	ynnum
	þið	unnið	unnuð		unnið	ynnuð
	þeir, þær, þau	unna	unnu		unni	ynnu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	—
plural	þið	—

Derived terms

• unna sannmælis
• unna sér ekki hvíldar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈun.na/
• Rhymes: -unna
• Hyphenation: ùn‧na

Adjective

unna f

1. feminine singular of unno

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse undan.

Adverb

unna

1. away

Derived terms

• unnagjort

Preposition

unna

1. away from

References

• “unna” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʊnːɑ/
• (adverb): IPA^(key): /²uɲːɑ/ (Trøndelag dialect)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse undan.

Adverb

unna

1. away

Preposition

unna

1. away from

Etymology 2

From Old Norse unna. Akin to German gönnen, English own (“own up, concede”) (from Old English unnan (“grant, bestow”)).

Alternative forms

• unne (e- and split infinitives).

Verb

unna (present tense unner, past tense unnte, past participle unnt, passive infinitive unnast, present participle unnande, imperative unn)

1. to think someone deserves something, to be happy for someone because of their happiness

   Eg unner dei denne sigeren.

   I think they deserve this victory./I am happy they won this.

Derived terms

• misunna

References

• “unna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• unlla
• unha

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula, from unguis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɲa/

Noun

unna f (plural unnas)

1. nail, fingernail, toenail
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 31 (facsimile):

     […] unnas fẽdudas […]

     […] cracked nails […]

Descendants

• Galician: uña
• Portuguese: unha

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *unnaną.

Verb

unna

1. to grant, bestow [with dative ‘to something’ and genitive ‘something’]
2. to love [with dative]
   • c. 1185, Anonymous, N B465, Bryggen

     ᛘᚢᚿ ᚦᚢ ᛘᛂᚴ ᛘᛆᚿ ᛂᚴ ᚦ / ᛂᚴ ᚢᚿ ᚦᚢ ᛘᛂᚱ ᛆᚿ ᛂᚴ ᚦᛂᚱ

     Mun þú mik, man ek þik. Unn þú mér, ann ek þér.

     Think-thou of me, I think of thee. Love-thou me, I love thee.

3. (reciprocal) to love one another

Conjugation

Conjugation of unna (preterite-present)

infinitive	unna
present participle	unnandi
past participle	unnat, unnt
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	ann	unna		unna	unna
2nd person singular	annt	unnir		unnir	unnir
3rd person singular	ann	unni		unni	unni
1st person plural	unnum	unnum		unnim	unnim
2nd person plural	unnuð	unnuð		unnið	unnið
3rd person plural	unnu	unnu		unni	unni
imperative	present
2nd person singular	unn
1st person plural	unnum
2nd person plural	unnuð

Derived terms

• unnandi m (“lover”)
• unnasta f (“lover”)
• unnasti m (“lover”)
• unnusta f (“lover”)
• unnustumaðr m (“lover”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: unna
• Faroese: unna
• Norwegian:
  • Bokmål: unne
  • Nynorsk: unna, unne
• Old Swedish: unna
  • Swedish: unna
    • → Elfdalian: unna
• Old Danish: unnæ
  • Danish: unde
• Scanian: onða

Etymology 2

Past participle forms of vinna (“to win”).

Participle

unna

1. inflection of unninn:
   1. strong feminine accusative singular
   2. strong masculine accusative plural
   3. weak masculine oblique singular
   4. weak feminine nominative singular
   5. weak neuter singular

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “unna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną.

Verb

unna

1. to grant, to bestow
2. to wish for
3. to like, to love

Conjugation

Conjugation of unna (preterite-present)

	present				past
infinitive	unna				—
participle	unnandi				unt (ntr)
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	an	unni	—		unti	unti
þū	ant	unni	unn		unti	unti
han	an	unni	—		unti	unti
vīr	unnum	unnum	unnum		untum	untum
īr	unnin	unnin	unnin		untin	untin
þēr	unnu	unnin	—		untu	untin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	unns	unnis	—		untis	untis
þū	unns	unnis	—		untis	untis
han	unns	unnis	—		untis	untis
vīr	unnoms	unnums	—		untums	untums
īr	unnins	unnins	—		untins	untins
þēr	unnas	unnins	—		untus	untins

Descendants

• Swedish: unna

Phuthi

Etymology

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Noun

únna class 1a (plural bónna class 2a)

1. his/her mother

Inflection

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish unna, from Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną. Cognate with Icelandic unna, Danish unde, Norwegian unne, related Danish adjective yndig, Swedish verb gynna, German gönnen.

Verb

unna (present unnar, preterite unnade, supine unnat, imperative unna)

1. (reflexive) to allow oneself to have something (one deserves), to indulge

   Jag unnade mig en stor hamburgare efter löpturen

   I allowed myself to have a big hamburger after the run

   Unna dig det! Det tycker jag du är värd.

   Grant yourself that! I think you deserve it.

3. to allow someone to have something (one thinks) they want or would want (and deserve), to not begrudge

   Jag unnade honom en dag ledigt, för det var han värd

   I gave him (allowed him to have) a day off, because he deserved it

   Jag unnar henne framgången

   I do not begrudge her success

   I Osnabrück sysselsatte han sig, när tillfälle unnades honom, med ritning

   In Osnabrück he occupied himself, when opportunity was granted him, with drawing

   Kort sagt: jag unnar honom sina funder

   Und kurz und gut, ich gönn Ihm das Vergnügen, (Goethe's Faust: Wald und Höhle)

   Well, to be brief, the joy as fit occasions rise, I grudge you not (Goethe's Faust: Forest and Cavern)

Usage notes

"Allow" in a broad sense in (sense 2), that also includes not begrudging in situations where one has no control over whether someone has or gets something.

Conjugation

Conjugation of unna (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	unna		unnas
supine	unnat		unnats
imperative	unna		—
imper. plural1	unnen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	unnar	unnade	unnas	unnades
ind. plural1	unna	unnade	unnas	unnades
subjunctive2	unne	unnade	unnes	unnades
present participle		unnande
past participle		unnad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• missunna

Related terms

• avund
• förunna
• gunst
• gynna
• ynnest

References

• “unna”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “unna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “unna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• nuna