ruun
Estonian
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German rune (“gelding”), or possibly from archaic Swedish rune (“gelding”).
Noun
ruun (genitive ruuna, partitive ruuna)
- a gelding (castrated male horse)
Declension
Declension of ruun (type külm)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ruun | ruunad |
| genitive | ruuna | ruunade |
| partitive | ruuna | ruuni / ruunasid |
| illative | ruuna / ruunasse | ruunadesse / ruunisse |
| inessive | ruunas | ruunades / ruunis |
| elative | ruunast | ruunadest / ruunist |
| allative | ruunale | ruunadele / ruunile |
| adessive | ruunal | ruunadel / ruunil |
| ablative | ruunalt | ruunadelt / ruunilt |
| translative | ruunaks | ruunadeks / ruuniks |
| terminative | ruunani | ruunadeni |
| essive | ruunana | ruunadena |
| abessive | ruunata | ruunadeta |
| comitative | ruunaga | ruunadega |
Related terms
- hobune
- mära
- täkk
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rūnō.
Noun
ruun (genitive ruuni, partitive ruuni)
- a rune
Declension
Declension of ruun (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ruun | ruunid |
| genitive | ruuni | ruunide |
| partitive | ruuni | ruune / ruunisid |
| illative | ruuni / ruunisse | ruunidesse |
| inessive | ruunis | ruunides |
| elative | ruunist | ruunidest |
| allative | ruunile | ruunidele |
| adessive | ruunil | ruunidel |
| ablative | ruunilt | ruunidelt |
| translative | ruuniks | ruunideks |
| terminative | ruunini | ruunideni |
| essive | ruunina | ruunidena |
| abessive | ruunita | ruunideta |
| comitative | ruuniga | ruunidega |
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse roðna, rjóða.
Verb
ruun
- to blush
Synonyms
- råån
Related terms
- rudi