ranny

ranny

See also: Ranny

English

Etymology

From Latin mūsarāneus (“shrew, fieldmouse”).

A ranny

Noun

ranny (plural rannies)

1. (obsolete outside dialects, East Anglia) A shrew (the animal).
   • 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, XVIII:

     instead of a caligation or dimness, we conclude a cecity or blindness. Which hath been frequently inferred concerning other Animals, so some affirm the Water-Rat is blind, so Sammonicus and Nicander do call the Mus-Araneus, the shrew or Ranny, blind […]

Anagrams

• Ryann

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈran.nɨ/

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• Rhymes: -annɨ
• Syllabification: ran‧ny

Etymology 1

From rana +‎ -ny.

Adjective

ranny (comparative bardzie, superlative najbardzie)

1. wounded, injured

   Synonym: poraniony, zraniony

Declension

Declension of ranny

case	singular				plural
	masculine personal/animate	masculine inanimate	neuter	feminine	virile	nonvirile
nominative, vocative	ranny		ranne	ranna	ranni	ranne
genitive	rannego			rannej	rannych
dative	rannemu				rannym
accusative	rannego	ranny	ranne	ranną	rannych	ranne
instrumental	rannym				rannymi
locative				rannej	rannych

Etymology 2

From rano +‎ -ny.

Adjective

ranny (not comparable, adverb rannie)

1. morning

   Synonym: poranny

Derived terms

• ranny ptaszek

 

Further reading

• ranny in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ranny in Polish dictionaries at PWN