rann
See also: ränn
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Irish rann.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹæn/
- Rhymes: -æn
- Homophone: ran
Noun
rann (plural ranns)
- A stanza of Irish poetry.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
- Our greatest living phonetic expert (wild horses shall not drag it from us!) has left no stone unturned in his efforts to delucidate and compare the verse recited and has found it bears a striking resemblance (the italics are ours) to the ranns of ancient Celtic bards.
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Anagrams
- nRNA
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ranː/
- Rhymes: -anː
Etymology 1
From Old Norse rann, from Proto-Germanic *razną.
Noun
rann n (genitive singular rans, plural rann)
- (poetic) house, home
Declension
| n9 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | rann | rannið | rann | rannini |
| Accusative | rann | rannið | rann | rannini |
| Dative | ranni | ranninum | rannum | rannunum |
| Genitive | rans | ransins | ranna | rannanna |
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
rann f (genitive singular rannar, plural rannir)
- (geology) a layer in a coal mine
Declension
| Declension of rann | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f2 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rann | rannin | rannir | rannirnar |
| accusative | rann | rannina | rannir | rannirnar |
| dative | rann | rannini | rannum | rannunum |
| genitive | rannar | rannarinnar | ranna | rannanna |
Etymology 3
From the verb at renna.
Verb
rann
- first/third-person singular past of renna
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁan/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -an
Verb
rann
- first/third-person singular preterite of rinnen
Gothic
Romanization
rann
- Romanization of 𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌽
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ranː/
- Rhymes: -anː
Etymology 1
From Old Norse rann, from Proto-Germanic *razną.
Alternative forms
- rannur
Noun
rann n (genitive singular ranns, nominative plural rönn)
- (poetic) house, home
Declension
declension of rann
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rann | rannið | rönn | rönnin |
| accusative | rann | rannið | rönn | rönnin |
| dative | ranni | ranninu | rönnum | rönnunum |
| genitive | ranns | rannsins | ranna | rannanna |
Verb
rann (strong)
- first/third-person singular past indicative of renna
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ɾˠan̪ˠ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish rann, rand (“quatrain”).
Noun
rann m (genitive singular rainn, nominative plural rainn)
- (poetry) quatrain
- (poetry) stanza, verse
Declension
Declension of rann
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms
- rannaíocht f (“versification; form of verse”)
- rannaire2 m (“versifier, rhymer”)
- ranntach (“versicular; fond of rhymes”, adjective)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish rann (“part (of a whole); party, side, adherent”).
Noun
rann m (genitive singular rainn, nominative plural rannta)
- (literary) party, side (in a dispute)
- (literary, in the plural) adherents, partisans, confederates
- (mathematics) partition
Declension
Declension of rann
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms
- rannach1 (“apportioning, sharing; open-handed”, adjective)
- rannaire1 m (“food-distributor, carver”)
- rannán m (“(military) division”)
- rannóg f (“section”)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
rann
- genitive plural of roinn
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “rann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 rann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 rann, rand”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
rann
- past of renna
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *rannā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [r͈an͈]
Noun
rann f (genitive rainne, nominative plural ranna)
- part (of a whole)
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | rannL | rainnL | rannaH |
| Vocative | rannL | rainnL | rannaH |
| Accusative | rainnN | rainnL | rannaH |
| Genitive | rainneH | rannL | rannN |
| Dative | rainnL | rannaib | rannaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- rannaid
- randatu
- ranngabáil
Descendants
- Irish: rann
- Manx: rheynn
- Scottish Gaelic: rann
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| rann also rrann after a proclitic | rann pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/ | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish rann.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rˠaun̪ˠ/
Noun
rann m (genitive singular rainn, plural rannan)
- part, section, portion
- (poetry) verse, stanza, rhyme
Synonyms
- (part): roinn
Derived terms
- às na ceithir ranna ruadha (“from all corners of the earth, from all four corners of the world”, literally “from the four red parts”)
- rann-phàirt f (“participle”)
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “rann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 rann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 rann, rand”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Swedish
Verb
rann
- past tense of rinna.