asna
Icelandic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈastna/
- Rhymes: -astna
Noun
asna f (genitive singular ösnu, nominative plural ösnur)
- female donkey
Declension
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | asna | asnan | ösnur | ösnurnar |
accusative | ösnu | ösnuna | ösnur | ösnurnar |
dative | ösnu | ösnunni | ösnum | ösnunum |
genitive | ösnu | ösnunnar | asna | asnanna |
Irish
Noun
asna f (genitive singular asna, nominative plural asnacha)
- Alternative form of easna (“rib”)
Declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
|
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
asna | n-asna | hasna | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “asna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Latvian
Noun
asna m
- genitive singular form of asns
Old Norse
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
asna f (genitive ǫsnu, plural ǫsnur)
- a she-ass, female donkey
Declension
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | asna | asnan | ǫsnur | ǫsnurnar |
accusative | ǫsnu | ǫsnuna | ǫsnur | ǫsnurnar |
dative | ǫsnu | ǫsnunni | ǫsnum | ǫsnunum |
genitive | ǫsnu | ǫsnunnar | asna | asnanna |
Hypernyms
- asni m
Descendants
- Icelandic: asna
References
- “asna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin asina, feminine of asinus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈazna/
Noun
asna f (plural asnas)
- female equivalent of asno; a she-ass, a female donkey
Descendants
- Spanish: asna
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese asna, from Latin asina, feminine of asinus.
Noun
asna f (plural asnas)
- female equivalent of asno
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Puter) esna
Etymology
From Latin asina, feminine of asinus.
Noun
asna f (plural asnas)
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) female donkey, ass
Coordinate terms
- (sex):
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) asen
- (Surmiran, Vallader) asan
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish asna (compare Irish easna), from Proto-Celtic [Term?] (compare Welsh eis), from pre-Celtic *astonyo-, *h₂estnijo, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óst (gen. *h₂ésts), *h₃ost- (“bone”).
Noun
asna f (genitive singular asna, plural asnaichean)
- (anatomy) rib
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
asna | n-asna | h-asna | t-asna |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “asna”, 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), “asna”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Spanish
Noun
asna f (plural asnas)
- feminine of asno